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LophosteonLophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds. LophosteonsLophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E.
Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds. Malacosteon
Malacosteon Mal`a*cos"te*on, n. [NL., Gr. fr. ? soft + ?
bone.] (Med.)
A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they
become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.
Metosteon
Metosteon Me*tos"te*on, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? bone.]
(Anat.)
The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds;
also, the part resulting from such ossification.
PleurosteonPleurosteon Pleu*ros"te*on, n.; pl. L. Pleurostea, E.
-ons. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
The antero-lateral piece which articulates the sternum of
birds. UrosteonUrosteon U*ros"te*on, n.; pl. L. Urostea, E. Urosteons.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? the tail + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum
of some birds. UrosteonsUrosteon U*ros"te*on, n.; pl. L. Urostea, E. Urosteons.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? the tail + ? a bone.] (Anat.)
A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum
of some birds.
Meaning of Osteon from wikipedia
- osteology, the
osteon or
haversian system (/həˈvɜːr.ʒən/;
named for
Clopton Havers) is the
fundamental functional unit of much
compact bone.
Osteons are roughly...
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osteoblasts together with the bone made by a unit of
cells is
usually called the
osteon.
Osteoblasts are specialized,
terminally differentiated products of mesenchymal...
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osteons together. The
columns are
metabolically active, and as bone is
reabsorbed and
created the
nature and
location of the
cells within the
osteon will...
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Osteichthyes (/ˌɒstiːˈɪkθiːz/ ost-ee-IK-theez; from
Ancient Gr**** ὀστέον (
ostéon) 'bone' and ἰχθύς (ikhthús) 'fish'), also
known as
osteichthyans or commonly...
- his new
discipline of
medicine "osteopathy",
reasoning that "the bone,
osteon, was the
starting point from
which [he] was to
ascertain the
cause of pathological...
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periosteum is
derived from the Gr**** peri-,
meaning "surrounding", and -
osteon,
meaning "bone". The peri
refers to the fact that the
periosteum is the...
- PTH
indirectly stimulates osteoclast activity within the bone
matrix (
osteon), in an
effort to
release more
ionic calcium (Ca2+) into the
blood to elevate...
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blood vessels and the osteocytes.
Haversian canals are
contained within osteons,
which are
typically arranged along the long axis of the bone in parallel...
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Osteolepis (from Gr****: ὀστέον
ostéon 'bone' and Gr****: λεπίς
lepis 'scale') is an
extinct genus of lobe-finned fish from the
Devonian period. It lived...
- An
osteoclast (from
Ancient Gr**** ὀστέον (
osteon) 'bone' and κλαστός (clastos) 'broken') is a type of bone cell that
breaks down bone tissue. This function...
