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Webster 1913 Edition

Osseous

Os′se-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

osseus

, from

os

,

ossis

bone; akin to Gr.

ὀστέον

, Skr.

asthi

. Cf.

.]

Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.

Webster 1828 Edition

Osseous

OS'SEOUS

,

Adj.

[L. osseus, from os, a bone.] Bony; resembling bone.

Definition 2024

osseous

osseous

English

Adjective

osseous ‎(comparative more osseous, superlative most osseous)

Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.

Translations

relating to bone

Catalan: ossi (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 骨（的） ‎(gǔ (de))
Finnish: luu- (fi) (consisting of bone tissue), luinen (fi) (made of bone)
French: osseux (fr)
German: knöchern (de)
Ido: ostala (io)

Persian: استخوانی (fa)
Portuguese: ósseo (pt)
Romanian: osos (ro)
Russian: ко́стный (ru) ‎(kóstnyj)
Spanish: óseo (es)

Derived terms

osseous tissue