HyperDic

English > 1 sense of the expression *osseous tissue*:
NOUN	substance	osseous tissue, bone	the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

English > *osseous tissue*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The porous calcified substance from which bones are made.
Synonym	bone
Broader	animal material	material derived from animals
Substance of	bone, os	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates