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Bone and Bones MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Bone and Bones
Tree Number(s)
A02.835.232
A10.165.265
Unique ID
D001842
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001842
Annotation
/cytol: consider also OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; /‌embryol: consider also OSTEOGENESIS; /‌surg: consider also OSTEOTOMY or ARTHRODESIS or FRACTURE FIXATION & its specifics; differentiate from SKELETON which is almost never used: restrict SKELETON to bone arrangement as a whole & not for "skeletal" which usually means "bone" (= BONE AND BONES); inflammation = OSTEITIS; necrosis = OSTEONECROSIS;
Scope Note
A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.
Entry Version
BONE BONES
Entry Term(s)
Bone
Bone Tissue
Bone and Bone
Bones
Bones and Bone
Bones and Bone Tissue
Bony Apophyses
Bony Apophysis
Condyle
See Also
Arthrodesis
Calcification, Physiologic
Osteogenesis
Osteotomy
Consider Also
consider also terms at OSSI- and OSTE-
Public MeSH Note
/transplantation was BONE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was BONE AND BONES/transplantation 1966-89
Online Note
use BONE TRANSPLANTATION to search BONE AND BONES/transplantation 1966-89
History Note
/transplantation was BONE TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was BONE AND BONES/transplantation 1966-89
Entry Combination
growth & development:Bone Development
transplantation:Bone Transplantation
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Bone and Bones Preferred
Bones Narrower
Bone Tissue Narrower
Condyle Narrower
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