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muscuskeletal system
bones
Term | Definition |
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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 |