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muscuskeletal system
bones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| osseous | pertaining to bone |
| osteoblast | production of bone |
| osteoclast | removal of bones |
| osteocyte | a mature ostoclast |
| periosteum | special connective tissue covering all the bones in the body |
| endosteum | connective tissue membrane lining the medullary cavity of bones |
| medullary | inner portion of an organ |
| diaphysis | the part of a long bone between ots ends; the shaft of a bone |
| epiphysis | the long bone that is usually wider than the shaft; |
| ossification | the formation of bone |
| calcification | deposit of calicium salts within bony tissues |