osteoid

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ -oid

Adjective

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

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

Noun

osteoid (plural osteoids)

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

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