osteoid in English
adjective
1
resembling bone in appearance or structure.
Fulcra at either end of columnal strongly divergent, giving columnal an osteoid appearance.
noun
1
the unmineralized organic component of bone.
The cancer cells produce a bony substance called osteoid , which builds up into lumps on the bone.
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1. Adynamic bone disease (ABD) is characterized by reduced bone turnover and low levels of osteoid accumulation.