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osteodegeneration

osteodegeneration noun: the degeneration of bone tissue.

Noun

osteodegeneration (uncountable)

  1. The degeneration of bone tissue

Origin of osteodegeneration

From osteo- + degeneration.

Questions about osteodegeneration

What does osteodegeneration mean?
Osteodegeneration means the degeneration of bone tissue.
What part of speech is osteodegeneration?
Osteodegeneration is a noun.

Words near osteodegeneration in the dictionary

  1. osteocyte
  2. osteocytes
  3. osteocytic
  4. osteocytogenesis
  5. osteocytogenic
  6. osteodegeneration
  7. osteodegenerative
  8. osteodensitometry
  9. osteodentine
  10. osteodentines
  11. osteodeposition

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