adverb
- in a manner relating to or composed of bone; in a bony way
Usage: technical/medical; rare in everyday usage
Examples
- The surgeon examined the osseously integrated implant under the microscope.
- The fossil was osseously preserved, maintaining its original bone structure.
- The disease affected the patient osseously, causing deterioration in skeletal density.
- The specimen was osseously distinct from other samples in the collection.