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osteoconduction

noun

Etymology

From osteo- + conduction.

  1. borrowed from conductio
  2. prefixed as osteoconduction — “osteo + conduction”

Definitions

  1. Physical, three-dimensional scaffold or matrix to facilitate bone repair.

  2. The passive process by which bone grows on a surface.

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