osteochondral

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

osteo- +‎ chondral

Adjective[edit]

osteochondral (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to bone and cartilage.
    • 2009 August 16, Anne Eisenberg, “Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee”, in New York Times[1]:
      They are known as osteochondral scaffolds, because they support new bone and cartilage as it grows.