osseous

2 definitions found

osseous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Osseous \Os"se*ous\, a. [L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to
     Gr. 'oste`on, Skr. asthi. Cf. Oyster.]
     Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone;
     bony; ossific.
     [1913 Webster]

osseous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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