Splint Bone (Noun)
Meaning
A rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The veterinarian carefully examined the X-ray to determine if the horse's splint bone was fractured.
- The trainer was relieved to find that the injury was only a minor strain to the splinter bone.
- The farrier took care to avoid the splint bone when trimming the horse's hoof.
- The horse's owner was concerned about the visible bump on the leg, which the veterinarian assured was just a normal splint bone.
- The equine surgeon explained that the splint bone was a vestigial remnant of a toe that had fused to the cannon bone over time.