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OSTEAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does osteal mean?
• OSTEAL (adjective)
The adjective OSTEAL has 2 senses:
1. relating to bone or to the skeleton
2. composed of or containing bone
Familiarity information: OSTEAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to bone or to the skeleton
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
bone (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Composed of or containing bone
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Context example:
osseous tissue
Pertainym:
bone (the porous calcified substance from which bones are made)
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