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osteoresorptive

osteoresorptive adjective: relating to the resorption of bone tissue.

Adjective

osteoresorptive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the resorption of bone tissue

Origin of osteoresorptive

From osteo- + resorptive.

Questions about osteoresorptive

What does osteoresorptive mean?
Osteoresorptive means relating to the resorption of bone tissue.
What part of speech is osteoresorptive?
Osteoresorptive is an adjective.

Words near osteoresorptive in the dictionary

  1. osteoradionecrosis
  2. osteoradionecrotic
  3. osteoregeneration
  4. osteoregenerative
  5. osteoregulatory
  6. osteoresorptive
  7. osteorhabdomyosarcoma
  8. osteorhabdomyosarcomas
  9. osteorrhaphy
  10. osteosarcoma
  11. osteosarcomagenesis

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