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osteomimicry

osteomimicry noun: the expression of genes normally expressed by bone cells in another tissue (typically cancerous).

Noun

osteomimicry (uncountable)

  1. The expression of genes normally expressed by bone cells in another tissue (typically cancerous)

Origin of osteomimicry

From osteo- + mimicry.

Questions about osteomimicry

What does osteomimicry mean?
Osteomimicry means the expression of genes normally expressed by bone cells in another tissue (typically cancerous).
What part of speech is osteomimicry?
Osteomimicry is a noun.

Words near osteomimicry in the dictionary

  1. osteometrical
  2. osteometrically
  3. osteometrics
  4. osteometry
  5. osteomimetic
  6. osteomimicry
  7. osteomioarticular
  8. osteomodulin
  9. osteomorphological
  10. osteomorphology
  11. osteomorphometric

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