ringbone

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A ringbone is the growth of a bony tumor on the ankle.

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  1. noun A bony growth on the fetlock, pastern, or coffin bone of a horse's foot, usually causing lameness.

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  • Now, I don't know that a simple (albeit funny) ringtone is going to cause a dramatic rise in enlightenment, or a dramatic fall in unsafe sex, but any effort in this regard is a good effort., download it if you like, and then chime in with who in YOUR phone book is worthy of such ringbone - sorry, ring tone. —  Don't Get Me Started with Linda Sharp
  • In ringbone, calcification (the formation of excess mineral deposits, which eventually ossify or become bony) occurs on the pastern bones, interfering with joint function and flexibility. —  TheHorse.com News
  • High ringbone occurs when calcification accumulates where the long pastern bone, or P1, and the short pastern bone, P2, meet. —  TheHorse.com News
  • After that, ringbone is considered "cold" or "set," and it often creates no further lameness or heat (although the joint no longer bends). —  TheHorse.com News
  • Low ringbone is essentially the same process of calcification, except that it forms at the joint between the short pastern bone (P2) and the coffin bone (P3), causing a hard ridge in the area of the coronary band. —  TheHorse.com News
 

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