Meaning | In limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow. |
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Synonym | os longum |
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Parts | endosteum | vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones |
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metaphysis | The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis |
Narrower | arm bone | A bone in the arm |
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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 |
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Spanish | canilla, os longum |
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Catalan | os llarg |
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