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Osseous definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OS'SEOUS, a. [L. osseus, from os, a bone.] Bony; resembling bone.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: osseous, osteal, bony]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin osseus, from oss-, os bone; akin to Greek osteon bone, Sanskrit asthi Date: 1682 bony 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 consisting of bone. 2 having a bony skeleton. 3 ossified. Etymology: L osseus f. os ossis bone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Bony.