osseous
Of skeletal material
Osseous means consisting of or resembling bone: osseous tissue, osseous structures.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts.
An osseous lesion affects bone; osseous integration describes how implants fuse with bone.
The more common adjective is bony.
Head's bone casing
- craniumSkull bone structure
- mandibleLower facial bone
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
clavicle · scapula · sternum · ribs · humerus · radius · ulna · pelvis
Hard skeletal tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- osteoblastBone-forming cell
- periosteumFibrous bone covering
epiphysis · cortical · trabecular · marrow · cartilage · collagen · mineralization · remodeling
Preserved ancient organism
- remainsContinues in place
- specimenIndividual for examination
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
petrified · skeletal · dinosaur · prehistoric · archaeological · sediment · reconstruction · articulated
Bacterial infection of skeleton
- osteosarcomaMalignant bone tumor
- fractureSplit in hard material
- osteonecrosisDeath of bone tissue
- lesionArea of pathological change
deformity · brittle · degenerative · arthritis · rickets · orthopedic
skull
Head's bone casing
vertebrae · clavicle · scapula · sternum · ribs · humerus · radius · ulna · pelvis · femur
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- osteoblastBone-forming cell
periosteum · epiphysis · cortical · trabecular · marrow · cartilage · collagen · mineralization · remodeling · density
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- remainsContinues in place
- specimenIndividual for examination
- excavationAct of unearthing
preservation · petrified · skeletal · dinosaur · prehistoric · archaeological · sediment · reconstruction · articulated
osteomyelitis
Bacterial infection of skeleton
- osteosarcomaMalignant bone tumor
- fractureSplit in hard material
- osteonecrosisDeath of bone tissue
lesion · deformity · brittle · degenerative · arthritis · rickets · orthopedic
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- bone termsskeletal, bony, fractured, spinal, vertebral
- tissue traitsconnective, elastic, fibrous, muscular, nervous
osseouscartilaginous
Composed of flexible connective tissue
membranous · muscular · fleshy · adipose · fibrous
ossify, ossuary, osteoporosis, ossified, ossification, osteoarthritis, osteopathy, ossuaries, osteopaths