ham — ham1 /ham/, n. 1. a cut of meat from the heavy muscled part of a hog s rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured. 2. that part of a hog s hind leg. 3. the part of the leg back of the knee. 4. Often, hams. the back of the thigh, or the… … Universalium
Bone healing — or fracture healing is a proliferative physiological process, in which the body facilitates repair of bone fractures. Physiology and process of healing In the process of fracture healing, several phases of recovery facilitate the proliferation… … Wikipedia
ham — [ham] n. [ME hamme < OE hamm, akin to Ger dial. hamme < IE base * konemo , shin bone (> Gr knēmē): HAM senses 5 & 6 infl. by AM(ATEUR)] 1. the part of the leg behind the knee 2. a) the back of the thigh b) … English World dictionary
Ham — This article is about the cut of meat. For other uses, see Ham (disambiguation). Ham with cloves. Ham is a cut of mea … Wikipedia
ham — {{11}}ham (n.1) meat of a hog s hind leg used for food, 1630s, from O.E. hamm hollow or bend of the knee, from P.Gmc. *hamma (Cf. O.N. höm, M.L.G., M.Du. hamme, O.H.G. hamma), from PIE *konemo shin bone (Cf. Gk. kneme calf of the leg, O.Ir. cnaim … Etymology dictionary
Ham sandwich theorem — In measure theory, a branch of mathematics, the ham sandwich theorem, also called the Stone–Tukey theorem after Arthur H. Stone and John Tukey, states that given n objects in n dimensional space, it is possible to divide all of them in half… … Wikipedia
bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… … Universalium
bone — bone1 W2S2 [bəun US boun] n [: Old English; Origin: ban] 1.) one of the hard parts that together form the frame of a human, animal, or fish body ▪ The X ray showed that the bone was broken in two places. hip/leg/cheek etc bone (=the bone in your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bone — /boʊn / (say bohn) noun 1. Zoology, Anatomy a. any of the separate pieces of which the skeleton of a vertebrate is composed. b. the hard tissue which composes the skeleton. 2. a bone or piece of a bone with the meat adhering to it, as an article… …
bone — [[t]boʊn[/t]] n. v. boned, bon•ing, adv. 1) anat. zool. a) one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate b) anat. the hard connective tissue forming these structures, composed of cells enclosed in a calcified matrix 2) such a… … From formal English to slang