LONG BONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long bone mean? 

• LONG BONE (noun)
  The noun LONG BONE has 1 sense:

1. in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow

  Familiarity information: LONG BONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LONG BONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

long bone; os longum

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)

 Context examples 

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

(Giant Cell Tumor of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is predominantly expressed in long bones during human embryonic development.

(Growth Differentiation Factor 5, NCI Thesaurus)

This type of tumor usually occurs at the ends of the long bones of the arms and legs or in the pelvis or shoulder.

(Osteochondroma, NCI Dictionary)

Any artery that supplies the inner cavity of a long bone.

(Nutrient Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The round end of the long bones.

(Epiphysis of the Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.

(Fibula, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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

(Giant cell tumor, NCI Dictionary)

It results in sclerosis of the long bones and failure of the affected organs.

(Erdheim-Chester Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor affects the long bones and is characterized by the presence of fibroblastic stroma and osteoid production.

(Low Grade Central Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually starts in the pelvis (between the hip bones), the shoulder, the ribs, or at the ends of the long bones of the arms and legs.

(Chondrosarcoma, NCI Dictionary)