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Definitions of long bone
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  • shaft the main (mid) section of a long bone
  • diastasis separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
  • yellow marrow bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
  • nutrient artery an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone
  • arteria nutricia an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the 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
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