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osseous

 
Dictionary: os·se·ous   (ŏs'ē-əs) pronunciation
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adj.
Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

[From Latin osseus, from os, oss-, bone.]

osseously os'se·ous·ly adv.

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Applied to tissue which is bony.

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(ŏs'ē-əs)
adj.

Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.

Veterinary Dictionary: osseous
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Of the nature or quality of bone; bony.

WordNet: osseous
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: composed of or containing bone
  Synonyms: osteal, bony
  Pertains to noun: bone (meaning #2)

 
 

 

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Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
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