osteoid

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English

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ -oid.

Adjective

osteoid (comparative more osteoid, superlative most osteoid)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

Noun

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osteoid (plural osteoids)

  1. An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ostéoïde.

Adjective

osteoid m or n (feminine singular osteoidă, masculine plural osteoizi, feminine and neuter plural osteoide)

  1. osteoid

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite osteoid osteoidă osteoizi osteoide
definite osteoidul osteoida osteoizii osteoidele
genitive/
dative
indefinite osteoid osteoide osteoizi osteoide
definite osteoidului osteoidei osteoizilor osteoidelor