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micropetrosis

micropetrosis noun: mineralization of the lacunar space of bone following osteocyte apoptosis.

Noun

micropetrosis (uncountable)

  1. mineralization of the lacunar space of bone following osteocyte apoptosis

Questions about micropetrosis

What does micropetrosis mean?
Micropetrosis means mineralization of the lacunar space of bone following osteocyte apoptosis.
What part of speech is micropetrosis?
Micropetrosis is a noun.

Words near micropetrosis in the dictionary

  1. micropetalous
  2. micropetrography
  3. micropetrologic
  4. micropetrological
  5. micropetrologically
  6. micropetrosis
  7. micropetrotic
  8. micropexophagy
  9. micropezid
  10. micropezids
  11. microphage

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