osteogenic
Americanadjective
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derived from or made up of bone-forming tissue.
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of or relating to osteogenesis.
Etymology
Origin of osteogenic
Example Sentences
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In July 2008, as a 43-year-old, newly married dad, I learned that I had a 7-inch osteogenic sarcoma in my left femur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2020
Lifelong Reading FC supporter Tom Stead, 19, from Wokingham, was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma in March 2016.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2018
Some of these cells will differentiate into capillaries, while others will become osteogenic cells and then osteoblasts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Immature osteogenic cells are found in the deep layers of the periosteum and the marrow.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
X rays showed something far worse: osteogenic sarcoma, an uncommon cancer of the bone.
From Time Magazine Archive
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