dictionary help| long bone | medical dictionary |
One of the elongated bones of the extremities, consisting of a tubular shaft (diaphysis) and two extremities (epiphyses) usually wider than the shaft; the shaft is composed of compact bone surrounding a central medullary cavity.
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Synonyms: os longum, pipe bone.
(05 Mar 2000)
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