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periostin

periostin noun: a protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.

Noun

periostin (uncountable)

  1. A protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.

Origin of periostin

From peri- + osteo- + -in.

Questions about periostin

What does periostin mean?
Periostin means a protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.
What part of speech is periostin?
Periostin is a noun.

Words near periostin in the dictionary

  1. periosteum
  2. periosteums
  3. periostial
  4. periostially
  5. periostic
  6. periostin
  7. periostites
  8. periostitic
  9. periostitides
  10. periostitis
  11. periostium

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