os longum
English Thesaurus
1. in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | epiphysis, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | diaphysis, shaft, |
| definition | : | the main (mid) section of a long bone (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | arm bone, |
| definition | : | a bone in the arm (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | leg bone, |
| definition | : | a bone of the leg (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | endosteum, |
| definition | : | vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | metaphysis, |
| definition | : | the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis (noun.body) |
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