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os·se·ous 
[os-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[os-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony. |
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os·se·ous·ly, adverb
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| os·se·ous
(ŏs'ē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony. [From Latin osseus, from os, oss-, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.] os'se·ous·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
osseous
osseous
"bony," 1707, from M.L. ossous, from L. osseus "bony," from os (gen. ossis) "bone," from PIE *os- (cf. Skt. asthi, Hittite hashtai-, Gk. osteon "bone," Gk. ostrakon "oyster shell," Avestan ascu- "shinbone," Welsh asgwrn "bone").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| osseous | |
adjective | |
| composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
osseous os·se·ous (ŏs'ē-əs)
adj.
Composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Osseous
Os"se*ous\, a. [L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. asthi. Cf. Oyster.] Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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