osteoid

[ os-tee-oid ]
/ ˈɒs tiˌɔɪd /

adjective

resembling bone; bonelike.
having a skeleton of bones.

Origin of osteoid

First recorded in 1830–40; oste- + -oid

Words nearby osteoid

osteogenic, osteogenic sarcoma, osteogenous, osteogeny, osteohalisteresis, osteoid, osteoid osteoma, osteolipochondroma, osteology, osteolysis, osteoma

Example sentences from the Web for osteoid

  • They may fail almost entirely, as may its osteoid border, which is significant of active bone tissue.

    Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for osteoid

osteoid
/ (ˈɒstɪˌɔɪd) /

adjective

of or resembling bone; bony

Medical definitions for osteoid

osteoid
[ ŏs′tē-oid′ ]

adj.

Resembling bone.

n.

The bone matrix, especially before calcification.