Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002495
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002495
Preferred Name

long bone

Definitions
Long bone is a limb bone that is subcylindrical and has a shaft with periosteum separating the ends of the bones. Long bones are present only in the limbs[VSAO:wd]. Endochondral_ossification is an essential process during the rudimentary formation of long bones, with the exception of the clavicle[Wikipedia:Endochondral_ossification]. The medial and and lateral ends undergo EO, the mid-portion is formed by a process with features of EO & IO (the process is shared by the mandible)[ISBN:9780397517251]
Synonyms
os longum
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