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TROCHLEAStructure resembling or acting like a pulley, especially the surface of a bone over which a tendon passes (8)
EXOSTOSISAn abnormal bony outgrowth from the surface of a bone (9)
ANKLEBone over foot
TARSISome bones over a foot
TRADITIONCustom of not returning to collect bones over time (9)
HUMPThe gibbosity of a dromedary camel; or, a mound over which a railway vehicle is shunted so as to run by gravity in a marshalling yard (4)
TACKLEWord for apparatus, fishing gear, rigging etc from which a term for an equestrian kit derives; a pulley; a block, deflection, play or take of a ball in sport; or, Jilly Cooper's latest title (6)
TREEA branched woody perennial; or, a figure or structure resembling said plant, such as a crystal dendrite, mug stand or pedigree chart (4)
RANGEThe maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel (5)
PILEIBotanically, a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked, fleshy fungus, such as a mushroom (5)
RADICLE(anatomy) A small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve).
CINGULUMAnatomical structure resembling a girdle, e.g. the ridge of enamel around the base of an upper incisor tooth (8)
PEARLRelating to or resembling or made of or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl.
GREENHOUSEGarden building or structure resembling a small orangery or a very large cloche (10)
BURSASac or pouchlike cavity, especially one containing a fluid that reduces friction as between a tendon and a bone
SACA structure resembling a bag or pouch in an animal or plant (3)
CHESSBOARDFlat surface with 64 squares over which a queen may move diagonally, horizontally or vertically (10)
SPHERE____ of influence, region over which a country has the power to affect developments (6)
KNEEJERKThe jerk of the leg when a tendon below the knee is struck (4,4)
PATELLAThe human body's largest bone which is embedded inside a tendon or muscle