Definition of Osseous tissue

1. Noun. The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.

Exact synonyms: Bone
Substance meronyms: Bone, Os
Generic synonyms: Animal Material
Derivative terms: Bone, Bonelet

Medical Definition of Osseous tissue

1. A connective tissue, the matrix of which consists of collagen fibres and ground substance and in which are deposited calcium salts (phosphate, carbonate, and some fluoride) in the form of an apatite. Synonym: bone tissue. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osseous Tissue

osseomucin
osseomucoid
osseous
osseous
osseously
osseous ampulla
osseous cell
osseous hydatid cyst
osseous labyrinth
osseous labyrinth
osseous lacuna
osseous part of skeletal system
osseous polyp
osseous spiral lamina
osseous tissue (current term)
osseous tissue (current term)
Ossete
osseter
osseter
osseters
ossetra
ossetras
ossi-
ossia
ossianic
ossicle
ossicle
ossicles
ossicula
ossicular

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