bone
Definition
noun
- calcified connective tissue
- one of the calcified pieces of connective tissue which make the skeletonExample There are several small bones in the human ear.
bone structure
- the system of jointed bones forming the body
- the arrangement of the various components of a bone
COMMENT Bones are formed of a hard outer layer (compact bone) which is made up of a series of layers of tissue (Haversian systems) and a softer inner part (cancellous bone or spongy bone) which contains bone marrow.