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os vs long bone

long bone vs os

os and long bone both are nouns.

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

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