DeCS

Descriptor English:	Bone and Bones
Descriptor Spanish:	Huesos
Descriptor Portuguese:	Osso e Ossos
Descriptor French:	Os et tissu osseux
Entry term(s):	Ensemble des os Os Squelette osseux Tissu osseux
Tree number(s):	A02.835.232 A10.165.265
RDF Unique Identifier:	https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001842
Scope note:	A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX.
Annotation:	/cytol: consider also OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; /embryol: consider also OSTEOGENESIS; /surg: consider also OSTEOTOMY or ARTHRODESIS or FRACTURE FIXATION & its specifics; differentiate from SKELETON which is almost never used: restrict SKELETON to bone arrangement as a whole & not for "skeletal" which usually means "bone" (= BONE AND BONES); inflammation = OSTEITIS; necrosis = OSTEONECROSIS;
Allowable Qualifiers:	AB malformations AH anatomie et histologie BS vascularisation CH composition chimique CY cytologie DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques DG imagerie diagnostique EM embryologie EN enzymologie IM immunologie IN traumatismes IR innervation ME métabolisme MI microbiologie PA anatomopathologie PH physiologie PP physiopathologie PS parasitologie RE effets des radiations SU chirurgie UL ultrastructure VI virologie
Entry Combination:	growth & development:Bone Development transplantation:Bone Transplantation
Related:	Arthrodèse MeSH Calcification physiologique MeSH Ostéogenèse MeSH Ostéotomie MeSH
DeCS ID:	1867
Unique ID:	D001842
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):	Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established:	1960/01/01
Date of Entry:	1999/01/01
Revision Date:	2018/06/29