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Search Results for: osteon
Compact bone
Definition noun, plural: compact bones A type of osseous tissue consisting of closely packed osteons or haversian systems,... Read More
Compact substance
Definition noun A type of osseous tissue consisting of closely packed osteons or haversian systems, and forms the extremely... Read More
Concentric lamella
Concentric lamella One of the concentric tubular layers of bone surrounding the central canal in an osteon. Synonym:... Read More
Osteoblast
Definition noun, plural: osteoblasts A type of bone cell that arises from fibroblasts, and upon maturity, becomes associated... Read More
Osteichthyes
Definition noun A taxonomic superclass of a diverse group of fish that have skeletons composed primarily of bone... Read More