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endosseous

endosseous adjective: contained within a bone.

Adjective

endosseous (not comparable)

  1. Contained within a bone.
    • Serious injuries can occasionally require endosseous implants.

Origin of endosseous

From endo- + osseous.

Questions about endosseous

What does endosseous mean?
Endosseous means contained within a bone.
What part of speech is endosseous?
Endosseous is an adjective.

Words near endosseous in the dictionary

  1. endosporulator
  2. endosporulators
  3. endospory
  4. endoss
  5. endossed
  6. endosseous
  7. endosses
  8. endossing
  9. endostain
  10. endostapler
  11. endostaplers

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