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osteons

osteons is the plural of osteon.

Meaning of osteon

Noun

osteon (plural osteons or ostea)

  1. Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.

Questions about osteons

What is osteons the plural of?
Osteons is the plural of osteon.

Words near osteons in the dictionary

  1. osteonectin
  2. osteonectins
  3. osteones
  4. osteoneuromuscular
  5. osteonic
  6. osteons
  7. osteoodontokeratoprosthesis
  8. osteopaenia
  9. osteopaenias
  10. osteopath
  11. osteopathic

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