cortical bone
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Cortical bone — Cross section of a bone showing both Cortical and Cancellous bone Cortical bone, synonymous with compact bone, is one of the two types of osseous tissue that form bones. Cortical bone facilitates bone s main functions: to support the whole body,… … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Bone marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA … Wikipedia
bone disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human bones (bone). Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system (skeletal system, human). Although physical injury, causing fracture,… … Universalium
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
bone — /bohn/, n., v., boned, boning, adv. n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. b. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen rich organic… … Universalium
Bône — /bohn/, n. former name of Annaba. * * * I Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates, consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body s supporting framework, provide muscle attachment points for movement, protect the internal… … Universalium
Bone sialoprotein — protein Name=Integrin binding bone sialoprotein (ibsp, bone sialoprotein, bsp, bspII, spII) caption= width= HGNCid=5341 Symbol=IBSP AltSymbols= EntrezGene=3381 OMIM=147563 RefSeq=NP 004958.1 UniProt=P21815 PDB= ECnumber= Chromosome=4 Arm=q… … Wikipedia
bone graft — the use of bone or a bonelike synthetic substance to fill a bony defect or to augment bone formation. Bone grafts are usually autografts or allografts, but synthetic bone grafts, using calcium compounds and hydroxyapatite, are increasingly being… … The new mediacal dictionary
bone — n. the hard extremely dense connective tissue that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed of a matrix of collagen fibres impregnated with bone salts (chiefly calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate; see hydroxyapatite), in which are… … The new mediacal dictionary
