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Osseous (adj) means Made of bone, or relating to bone.

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Made of bone, or relating to bone.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin osseus, meaning "bony, (attributive) bone", itself formed from os, meaning "bone", and the suffix -eus.

bony osteal

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What is the meaning of osseous?
"osseous" (adj) means made of bone, or relating to bone.
What is another word for osseous?
Other words for "osseous" include bony, osteal.

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