| Term Name: | compact bone tissue |
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| Synonyms: | bony cortex, compact bone, compact bone tissue, cortical bone, cortical bone tissue, cortical region of bone, substantia compacta (pars ossea) |
| Definition: | the outer layers of solid, hard bone that covers spongy bone; consists of parallel osteons containing mineral deposits and interstitial lamellae |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001439] |