- 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...
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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...
- from periosteum. They
interconnect the
Haversian canals (running
inside osteons) with each
other and the periosteum. They
usually run at
obtuse angles...
- The bone
collar is
eventually mineralized and
lamellar bone is formed.
Osteons are
components or prin****l
structures of
compact bone.
During the formation...
- 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...
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dysostosis (from
Ancient Gr**** δῠσ- (dys-) 'bad, difficult' and ὀστέον (
ostéon) 'bone') is a
disorder of the
development of bone, in
particular affecting...
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translated as air bone and
derives from Gr**** ἀήρ (aer, "air") and ὀστέον (
osteon, "bone").
Aerosteon was
first discovered in 1996 and was
first described...
