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long bone
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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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_bone https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/32 ]
Term info
Label
long bone
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
comment
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]
contributor
https://github.com/wdahdul, https://github.com/cmungall
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
os longum
id
UBERON:0002495
Term relations
Subclass of:
- bone element
- contributes to morphology of some appendicular skeleton
- part of some appendicular skeleton