osseointegrate
Meanings
verb
- The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).
Word forms
Etymology
From osseo- + integrate.
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