hydroxyapatite

[hahy-drok-see-ap-uh-tahyt]

noun

a mineral, Ca10(PO4)6OH2, that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.

Origin of hydroxyapatite

First recorded in 1910–15; hydroxy- + apatite

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hydroxyapatite in Medicine

hydroxyapatite

[hī-drŏk′sē-ăp′ə-tīt′]

n.

The principal bone salt that provides the compressional strength of vertebrate bone.

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