He sighed and wandered back to his chair, easing himself down bone by bone.

The sound was muffled, damped down by the flesh and bone of Job's skull.

Scientists now believe he died from a broken leg, made more complicated by bone disease and malaria.

Soft, pale brown fur covered those body parts not protected by bone.

He said no more, turning his face, bone by bone, against hers to find her mouth.

Three of the fingers, once having been broken, were larger than they should have been and misshapen by excess bone.

The body compensates by growing bone at the stresspoint.

It works by slowing bone thinning, so bone is able to become stronger.

The remaining brain tissue is often exposed, i.e. not covered by bone or skin.

"We must pledge by blood and bone," he said.