osteoplastic

[ os-tee-uh-plas-tik ]
/ ˌɒs ti əˈplæs tɪk /

adjective

Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
Physiology. pertaining to bone formation.

Origin of osteoplastic

First recorded in 1860–65; osteo- + -plastic

Words nearby osteoplastic

osteoperiostitis, osteopetrosis, osteophage, osteophlebitis, osteophyte, osteoplastic, osteoplasty, osteopoikilosis, osteoporosis, osteoporotic, osteoprogenitor cell

Example sentences from the Web for osteoplastic

  • Along its edges large osteophytic outgrowths speak of the effects of an osteoplastic periostitis.

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot |Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for osteoplastic

osteoplastic
/ (ˌɒstɪəˈplæstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to osteoplasty
of or relating to the formation of bone

Medical definitions for osteoplastic

osteoplastic
[ ŏs′tē-ə-plăs′tĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to osteoplasty.
Relating to or functioning in bone formation.