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Osteogenesis

Synonym(s)

  • bone formation
  • ossification

Definition(s)

The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (MeSH)   at the National Library of Medicine

The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (Gene Ontology)   at the National Library of Medicine

 
Published: January 23, 2009