Osseous meaning

Adjective: osseous

Pronunciation: (o`-see-us)

Osseous meaning: Composed of bone; capable of forming bone; bony or full of bones.

Synonyms: bony, osteal

Quotations:  Robertson Davies – A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed.

Vic Snyder – It is important to note that there are no age limitations on who can donate organs and osseous tissues. Newborns as well as senior citizens have been organ donors.

Sample sentences:

1. A mechanical encounter or other energy exchange may cause damage to osseous tissues.
2. Professor used osseous color model of human brain to explain the concepts clearly to the students.
3. Osseous tissues are bit harder when compared to other tissues of human body.
4. We have visited an osseous rain forest within which dangerous animals lived.
5. We have seen many osseous remains near the grave yard and we were bit panicked seeing them.
6. The horns of deer are often termed as bony or osseous.