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
They are found on bone surfaces, are multinucleated, and originate from monocytes and macrophages, two types of white blood cells, not from osteogenic cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Over the next several weeks, osteoclasts resorb the dead bone; osteogenic cells become active, divide, and differentiate into osteoblasts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Relentless telephoning put Allen in touch with Harry T. Griffith, 63, of Flourtown, Pa., sometime professional ball player, whose left collarbone had been removed in December because of osteogenic sarcoma.
From Time Magazine Archive
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