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osteal, a.|ˈɒstiːəl|
[f. Gr. ὀστέ-ον bone + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to bone; spec. of the quality of sound produced by the percussion of bone.
1877Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) II. 11 The percussion note may become somewhat osteal in quality. 1882Owen in Longm. Mag. I. 66 Differences, osteal or dental. 1893S. Gee Auscult. & Percuss. iii. (ed. 4) 63 The highest pitched tones are called Osteal because they are yielded by the hard solid tissues, cartilage and bone. 1898Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 605 Osteal and Periosteal Cachexia. |