osseous
IPA: ˈɑsiʌs
adjective
- Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.
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Examples of "osseous" in Sentences
- The tissue is osseous.
- This muscle is osseous.
- They are canine osseous tumors.
- Osseous choristoma of the tongue.
- There are two types of osseous tissue, compact and spongy.
- This is the feeling elicited when two rough osseous surfaces are rubbed together.
- Osseous tissue, or bone tissue, is the major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body.
- It is also applied to those brecciated and stalagmitic deposits on the floor of caves, which frequently contain osseous remains.
- Sometimes, however, in certain varieties of horses the trapezium is developed, but then it is no more than a very small osseous nodule.
- The upper part of their head is protected by strong osseous scutes, and both the dorsal and pectoral fins are armed with powerful spines.
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