osseous

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“Accordingly, the osseous material recovered in the Ko’olau Mountains, Island of Oaha, Hawaii…represent human remains originating from Ensign DeMoss.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2018

It may be rather obvious by now that I'm rather besotted with all things osseous.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2014

A bone grows in length when osseous tissue is added to the diaphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The epiphyseal plate, a layer of hyaline cartilage, is replaced by osseous tissue as the organ grows in length.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The osseous labyrinth may be regarded as an osseous mould in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, lined by tesselated endothelium, and containing a small quantity of fluid called the perilymph.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various