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• n  in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow

• os longum

News & Articles

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• New studies may explain fractures in some who take osteoporosis drugs
  Research with baboons may help explain why some people who take bone-strengthening drugs like bisphosphonates are at risk for atypical fractures in the long bones in their legs.
  Nov. 14, 2013 - Science Daily