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flat bone

Term ID
UBERON:0010428
Synonyms
  • os planum
Definition
A bone that is shaped as a broad flat plate and composed of two thin layers of compact tissue enclosing between them a variable quantity of cancellous tissue, which is the location of red bone marrow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_bone
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