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–noun Anatomy. (in vertebrate animals)
any of the long, cylindrical, marrow-containing bones of the limbs: the long bone of the arm.
Origin:
1855–60
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long bone  
n.  Any of several elongated bones of vertebrate limbs that have a roughly cylindrical shaft containing marrow.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: long bone
Function: noun
: any of the elongated bones supporting a vertebrate limb and consisting of an essentially cylindrical shaft that contains bonemarrow and ends in enlarged heads for articulation with other bones
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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long bone n.
One of the elongated bones of the extremities, consisting of a tubular shaft, which is composed of compact bone surrounding a central marrow-filled cavity, and two expanded portions that usually serve as articulation points.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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