Meanings
nounlong bone (plural long bones)
plural long bones
- anatomyAny of the relatively slender bones of the upper and lower extremities.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounin limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
Similar
os longum
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 長骨 /长骨
- 長骨 /长骨 (chánggǔ)slender bone of extremity
Finnish putkiluu
- putkiluuslender bone of extremity
Hungarian hosszú csont
- hosszú csontslender bone of extremity
Tagalog biyas
- biyasslender bone of extremity
Cite this entry
APA
long bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20bone
MLA
“long bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20bone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long bone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20bone.
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