Osseous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Osseous \Os"se*ous\, a. [L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to
     Gr. 'oste`on, Skr. asthi. Cf. {Oyster}.]
     Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone;
     bony; ossific.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  osseous
       adj : composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" [syn: {osteal},
              {bony}]