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long bone vs os

os vs long bone

long bone and os both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
long bone Yes No No No
os Yes No No No
As nouns, os is a hypernym of long bone; that is, os is a word with a broader meaning than long bone:
  • long bone: in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
  • os: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Other hypernyms of long bone include bone.
long bone (noun) os (noun)
in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
a mouth or mouthlike opening
Difference between long bone and os

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