Wiktionary
osseous tissue
n. (context anatomy English) The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.
WordNet
osseous tissue
n. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made [syn: bone]
Usage examples of "osseous tissue".
Specialized osseous tissue, not the rigidly brittle bones of the normal man.