osteoplastic

[ os-tee-uh-plas-tik ]

adjective

1. Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
2. Physiology. pertaining to bone formation.

osteoplastic

/ ˌɒstɪəˈplæstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to osteoplasty
2. of or relating to the formation of bone

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoplastic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; osteo- + -plastic

Example Sentences

Along its edges large osteophytic outgrowths speak of the effects of an osteoplastic periostitis.

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