Definition of long bone Long bone
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What does long bone mean?
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| long bone - in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow | ||
| os longum | ||
| bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
| endosteum vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones | ||
| 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 | ||
| metaphysis the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis | ||
| arm bone a bone in the arm | ||
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