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osteochondroprogenitor

osteochondroprogenitor noun: a progenitor cell that arises from mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow and has the ability to differentiate into an osteoblast or a chondrocyte.

Noun

osteochondroprogenitor (plural osteochondroprogenitors)

  1. A progenitor cell that arises from mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow and has the ability to differentiate into an osteoblast or a chondrocyte.

Forms of osteochondroprogenitor

pluralosteochondroprogenitors

Origin of osteochondroprogenitor

From osteo- + chondroprogenitor.

Questions about osteochondroprogenitor

What does osteochondroprogenitor mean?
Osteochondroprogenitor means a progenitor cell that arises from mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow and has the ability to differentiate into an osteoblast or a chondrocyte.
What part of speech is osteochondroprogenitor?
Osteochondroprogenitor is a noun.
What is the plural of osteochondroprogenitor?
The plural of osteochondroprogenitor is osteochondroprogenitors.

Words near osteochondroprogenitor in the dictionary

  1. osteochondroplastic
  2. osteochondroplasties
  3. osteochondroplasty
  4. osteochondroprecursor
  5. osteochondroprecursors
  6. osteochondroprogenitor
  7. osteochondroprogenitors
  8. osteochondrosarcoma
  9. osteochondrosarcomas
  10. osteochondroses
  11. osteochondrosis

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