Osteoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Resembling bone.
  • n. The bone matrix, especially before calcification.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike
  • n. An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling bone; bonelike.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Resembling bone; bony; osseous.
    • Word Usage
    "We use RFA most commonly for benign bone growths such as an osteoid osteoma."
    Cross Reference
    osteoid cancer    osteo-   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bonelike   
     
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