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long bone vs leg bone

leg bone vs long bone

long bone and leg bone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
long bone Yes No No No
leg bone Yes No No No
As nouns, leg bone is a hyponym of long bone; that is, leg bone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than long bone:
  • long bone: in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
  • leg bone: a bone of the leg
Other hyponyms of long bone include epiphysis, diaphysis, shaft, arm bone.
long bone (noun) leg bone (noun)
in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow a bone of the leg
Difference between long bone and leg bone

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