| NOUN | body | long bone, os longum | in limbs of vertebrate animals |
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| Meaning | In limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow. | |
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| Synonym | os longum | |
| Parts | 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 | |
| Narrower | arm bone | A bone in the arm |
| diaphysis, shaft | The main (mid) section of a long bone | |
| epiphysis | The end of a long bone | |
| leg bone | A bone of the leg | |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | canilla, os longum | |
| Catalan | os llarg | |
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