urosteon
Meanings
noun
- A median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin ūrosteon, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
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