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noun
Any of the relatively slender bones of the upper and lower extremities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: os longum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
Narrower terms: epiphysis, diaphysis, shaft, arm bone, leg bone
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