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Bone

Scope note

Organic and/or inorganic material combination composed primarily of collagen and calcium phosphate composing the skeleton of most vertebrates.

This term has 499 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Material

Getty AAT term number

300011798

Narrower Terms used

<bone components>
<bone by form>

Equivalent Terms used

bones (material)

Created

13yrs ago

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