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penteconter(2) (iou)



penteconter noun2. M19.
[Greek pentekonteres.]
Greek Antiquities. A cargo ship with fifty oars.

short bone (medicine)


short bone


One whose dimensions are approximately equal; it consists of a layer of cortical substance enclosing spongy substance and narrow.

Compare: long bone.

Synonym: os breve.