Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A structural unit of bone consisting of a haversian canal and corresponding lamellae of compact bone.
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- noun anatomy Any of the central
canals , and surrounding bony layers, found in compactbone .
Etymologies
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Osteology, derived from the Greek word osteon, meaning bone, is the branch of anatomy that describes the structure of the skeleton.
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Osteología, de la palabra Griega osteon, que quiere decir hueso, es la rama de anatomía que describe la estructura del esqueleto.
Al Nacer, Tenemos Como 270 huesos. como adultos tienen 206 huesos 2007
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Again, this age might have been made if an osteon analysis of a cross section of the tibia had been made.
Fanning, Hugh M. 1990
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Per 'i os' te um (_peri_, around; _osteon_, bone).
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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But the meaning is rendered more definite by the words which follow, ek tes sarkos autou kai ek ton osteon autou; [24] not members of, but derived from, and partakers of, his flesh and his bones.
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
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Canaliculi Volkmann's canal - communication between haversian canals or haversian system / osteon.
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* ek tes sarkos autou kai ek ton osteon autou: [1204] 1
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
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Haversian system: this is another way to describe an osteon 21. intercalated disc: an irregular transverse thickening of the cardiac muscle cell membrane containing both desmosomes and gap junctions 22. lacuna: a small, hollow space in cartilage or bone tissue in which living cells are found 23. leukocyte: a white blood cell 24. mesothelium: the layer of simple squamous epithelium that lines the serous membranes of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities and covers the organs within them 25. microvilli: the microscopic, fingerlike projections of a cell's plasma membrane that increase the surface area available for absorption 26. muscle fiber: an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body 27. neuroglia: a cell of the nervous system that protects and supports neurons
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Instances are on record where the bone has been removed, leaving the periosteum, from which the entire bone was afterward renewed.] (_peri_, around, and _osteon_, a bone), while the hollow is filled with marrow, rich in fat, and full of blood vessels.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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