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osteoconductivity en · NOUN

Etymology

From osteoconductive + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Property of a biomaterial that encourages osteoconduction.
    • The fibrous structure of these two products results in significantly greater osteoconductivity compared with the gel formulation and, hence, show an enhanced ability to serve as an osteoconductive graft substitute. 2003 January 1, Ashley R. Poynton with Joseph M. Lane, “Review of the State of the Art: Allograft-Based Systems for Use as Bone Graft Substitutes”, in Cato T. Laurencin, editor, Bone Graft Substitutes, ASTM International, →ISBN, →OL, page 19: