osteon
English
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (bone).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀστέον
Gloss
bone
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
骨
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boneseed English
- osteo- English
- osteoclasy English
- osteonal English
- pleurosteon English
- osteo- Italian
- κλάσις Ancient Greek
- σπέρμα Ancient Greek
- ἔνδον Ancient Greek
- ὀστέον Ancient Greek
- ὀστέϊνος Ancient Greek
- ὀστοθήκη Ancient Greek
- ὀστοκατεάκτης Ancient Greek
- ὁλόστεον Ancient Greek
- *h₃ésth₁ Proto-Indo-European
- osteo- Portuguese
- osteo- Czech
- οστό Greek (modern)