| merrythought | (Brit.) the wishbone of a fowl. | |
| abaptiston | a trephine with a conical saw. | |
| marcescent | (bot.) withering without falling off. | |
| rutilant | shedding reddish light. | |
| xyster | a surgical tool used for scraping bones. | |
| kibble | to form into coarse pellets. | |
| rongeur | a forceps used to gouge out bone tissue. | |
| kerf | the gap left by a saw. | |
| cicatrix | scar; the tissue which will form a scar. | |
| furcula | the wishbone of a bird; the forked appendage with which a springtail springs. |