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Definitions of long bone
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  • shaft the main (mid) section of a long bone
  • ewing's tumour malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
  • endosteum vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones
  • endothelial myeloma malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
  • fat embolism serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver
  • osteochondroma benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone
  • epiphysis the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
  • ewing's sarcoma malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
  • diaphysis the main (mid) section of a long bone
  • metaphysis the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
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