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osteogenic

American  
[os-tee-uh-jen-ik] / ˌɒs ti əˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

  1. derived from or made up of bone-forming tissue.

  2. of or relating to osteogenesis.


Etymology

Origin of osteogenic

First recorded in 1855–60; osteo- + -genic

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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

The answer lies in the properties of a third category of bone cells—the osteogenic cell.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Some of these cells will differentiate into capillaries, while others will become osteogenic cells and then osteoblasts.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

In 1972, using IF from Cantell's lab, Strander began injecting it into children with osteogenic sarcoma, a rare and deadly form of bone cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

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