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<physiology> The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; called also ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen.
Origin: L. Os bone.
(01 Mar 1998)
ossa suturarum, ossa tarsi, os scaphoideum, ossean < Prev | Next > osselet, osseo-, osseocartilaginous
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