osteochondral

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ chondral

Adjective

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:
      They are known as osteochondral scaffolds, because they support new bone and cartilage as it grows.
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