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splint bone

/splɪnt bəʊn/

翻译: 马及其他奇蹄目动物腿部下方靠近掌骨的一根细小骨头,是祖先脚趾的退化残留。

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/splɪnt bəʊn/C1formaltechnical
  • zh马及其他奇蹄目动物腿部下方靠近掌骨的一根细小骨头,是祖先脚趾的退化残留。

A small, slender bone found in the lower leg of horses and other equids, located alongside the cannon bone; it is a vestigial remnant of an ancestral toe.

  1. Small bone in horse legC1formal

    One of the two slender, long bones located on either side of the cannon bone in the lower leg of a horse, which are remnants of the second and fourth toes.

    zh掌骨

    • The veterinarian examined the horse's splint bone for any swelling.
    • A fracture of the splint bone can cause lameness in horses.
    • The splint bones are fused to the cannon bone in adult horses.