OSTEOGEN

Etymology

Noun

osteogen (usually uncountable, plural osteogens)

(physiology) The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.

Source: Wiktionary


Os"te*o*gen, n. Etym: [Osteo- + -gen.] (Physiol.)

Definition: The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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