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LONG BONE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

In limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow

Synonyms:

long bone; os longum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("long bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "long bone"):

endosteum (vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones)

metaphysis (the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long bone"):

epiphysis (the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused)

diaphysis; shaft (the main (mid) section of a long bone)

arm bone (a bone in the arm)

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

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 Context examples: 

Benign unilocular lytic areas in the proximal end of a long bone with well defined and narrow endosteal margins.

(Bone Cyst, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A benign, locally aggressive bone tumor, usually arising in the end of long bones or the vertebrae.

(Benign Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

Most GCTs occur at the ends of the long bones of the arms and legs, near a joint (such as the knee, wrist, hip, or shoulder).

(GCT, NCI Dictionary)

It is characterized by thickening of the bones, particularly the long bones of the extremities.

(Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A high grade aggressive bone tumor, usually arising in the end of long bones.

(Malignant Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

A low grade malignant neoplasm arising from the long bones.

(Adamantinoma of Long Bones, NCI Thesaurus)

Compact bone forms the thick-walled tube of the shaft of long bones and covers the epiphyses of long bones.

(Mature Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

It often involves the long bones (particularly distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus).

(Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It affects the long bones, and most commonly, the distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus.

(Childhood Conventional Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic congenital disorder characterized by bowing and angulation of the long bones.

(Campomelic Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)