osteoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

osteo- +‎ -oid

Adjective[edit]

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

Noun[edit]

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osteoid (plural osteoids)

  1. An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French ostéoïde.

Adjective[edit]

osteoid m or n (feminine singular osteoidă, masculine plural osteoizi, feminine and neuter plural osteoide)

  1. osteoid

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