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OS LONGUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

In limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow

Synonyms:

long bone; os longum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("os longum" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "os longum"):

endosteum (vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones)

metaphysis (the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "os longum"):

epiphysis (the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused)

diaphysis; shaft (the main (mid) section of a long bone)

arm bone (a bone in the arm)

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

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