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osselet

[ os-uh-lit ]
/ ˈɒs ə lɪt /
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
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Origin of osselet

1680–90; <French: literally, little bone, Old French; see os1, -let

Words nearby osselet

OSRD, OSS, ossa, ossature, ossein, osselet, osseous, Osset, Ossetia, Ossetian, Ossetic
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How to use osselet in a sentence

  • The osselet is oval or oblong, some provided with a slightly salient point.

    The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
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