Disciplines and Occupations

Osteology

The branch of anatomy that concerns the structure and function of bones.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The branch of anatomy that concerns the structure and function of bones.

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the discipline (education, history, etc) only

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History Note

2012

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  1. H01w.158w.100w.720w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059166. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059166
  2. Osteology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteology
  3. Osteology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q819121