osseous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɑːsiəs/ UK /ˈɒsiəs/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
consisting of, containing, or relating to bone

The fossil animal was protected by an osseous coat divided into plates.

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Synonyms

1 adj · consisting of, containing,... bonyosteal

Word family

Derived forms osseously

Related forms bone ossifyosteology

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Phrases (1)

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osseous tissue
the mineralized living tissue that forms bone

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin osseus ("bony"), from oss-, the stem of os ("bone"). It is related to Greek osteon ("bone"), which appears in English medical and biological words beginning with osteo-.

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