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osteopoiesis

osteopoiesis noun: the creation and development of bone cells.

Noun

osteopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The creation and development of bone cells

Origin of osteopoiesis

From osteo- + -poiesis.

Questions about osteopoiesis

What does osteopoiesis mean?
Osteopoiesis means the creation and development of bone cells.
What part of speech is osteopoiesis?
Osteopoiesis is a noun.

Words near osteopoiesis in the dictionary

  1. osteoplast
  2. osteoplastic
  3. osteoplasties
  4. osteoplasts
  5. osteoplasty
  6. osteopoiesis
  7. osteopoikilosis
  8. osteoponin
  9. osteopontin
  10. osteopontinin
  11. osteopontins

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