: uncalcified bone matrix
Examples of osteoid in a Sentence
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
Pain in his dominant, right hand led to a diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, a noncancerous bone tumor that developed in the fourth metacarpal.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Adjective
An osteoid osteoma is a common benign tumor of the bone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2022
Pain in his dominant, right hand led to a diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, a noncancerous bone tumor that developed in the fourth metacarpal.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
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“Osteoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteoid. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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osteoid
1 of 2 adjective
os·te·oid
ˈäs-tē-ˌȯid 
: resembling bone
osteoid tissue
osteoid
2 of 2 noun
: uncalcified bone matrix
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