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Descriptor English:

Bone and Bones

Descriptor Spanish:

Huesos

Descriptor Portuguese:

Osso e Ossos

Synonyms English:

Bone Tissue

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Definition English:

A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principle cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.

Indexing Annotation English:

/cytol: consider also OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; /embryol: consider also OSTEOGENESIS; /surg: consider also OSTEOTOMY or ARTHRODESIS or FRACTURE FIXATION & its specifics; osteosynthesis not one of the preceding terms goes under BONE AND BONES /surg; differentiate from SKELETON which is almost never used: restrict SKELETON to bone arrangement as a whole & not for "skeletal" which usually means "bone" ( = BONE AND BONES); "disappearing bone" = OSTEOLYSIS, ESSENTIAL; inflammation = OSTEITIS; necrosis = OSTEONECROSIS; "bone minerals" = BONE AND BONES (IM) + MINERALS (IM) or specific mineral (IM)

Consider also terms at English:

OSSI- and OSTE-

Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:

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History Note English:

/transplantation was BONE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was BONE AND BONES/transplantation 1966-89

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

1867

Unique Identifier:

D001842

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