osteoconduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Physical, three-dimensional scaffold or matrix to facilitate bone repair.
  2. The passive process by which bone grows on a surface.

Word forms

osteoconduction

Etymology

From osteo- + conduction.

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