- Osteomere
- Osteomere Os"te*o*mere, n. [Osteo- + -mere.] (Anat.) An osteocomma. --Owen. [1913 Webster]
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Osteomere
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osteomere — One of the series of bone segments, such as the vertebrae. [osteo + G. meros, a part] * * * os·teo·mere (osґte o mēr″) [osteo + mere] one of a series of similar bony structures, such as the vertebrae … Medical dictionary
Osteocomma — Os te*o*com ma, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E. {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo }, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osteocommas — Osteocomma Os te*o*com ma, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E. {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo }, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osteocommata — Osteocomma Os te*o*com ma, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E. {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo }, and {Comma}.] (Anat.) A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
