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Descriptor
English
:
Bone and Bones
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Huesos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Osso e Ossos
Synonyms
English
:
Bone Tissue
Tree Number:
A02.835.232
A10.165.265
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
:
Bone and Bones
/
growth & development
use
Bone Development
Bone and Bones
/
transplantation
use
Bone Transplantation
See Related
English
:
Arthrodesis
Calcification, Physiologic
Osteogenesis
Osteotomy
History Note
English
:
/transplantation was BONE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was BONE AND BONES/transplantation 1966-89
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
1867
Unique Identifier:
D001842
Occurrence in VHL
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