oss

Meanings

• Noun

  Bone or osseous tissue in the body.

  - "The human body contains 206 bones."
  - "A fracture is a break in a bone."

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Variants

List of all variants of oss that leads to same result
OSS

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Etymology

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From Old English os, aswelas as os, bone.

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Trivia

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1. The smallest bone in the human body is located in the ear.

2. The word 'ossuary' comes from the Latin word for 'bone house'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Osseous system: The system of bones in the body.

2. Osteology: The study of bones and their structure, development, and function.

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Culture

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In medieval Europe, ossuaries were used to store the bones of the dead.

How to Memorize "oss"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a skeleton to remember the meaning of 'oss'.
   - Imagine a bone being fractured.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'oss' with the word 'bone'.
   - Think of the skeleton system when you hear the word 'oss'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Oss is a bone' to remember the meaning of 'oss'.
   - Create a mental image of a bone to help remember the word.

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