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os1

Syllabification: (os)
Pronunciation: /äs/
Definition of os

noun (plural ossa /ˈäsə/)

Anatomy
  • a bone (used chiefly in Latin names of individual bones, e.g., os trapezium).

Origin:

Latin

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