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Osteoinduction

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osteoinduction /os·teo·in·duc·tion/ (os″te-o-in-duk´shun) the act or process of stimulating osteogenesis.
Osteoinduction
Acceleration of new bone formation by chemical means.
Mentioned in: Bone Grafting
osteoinduction, (os´tēōinduk´shn),
n the process by which undefined cells of loose makeup undergo mitosis and form osteoprogenitor cells.
osteoinduction
osteoprogenitor cells in surrounding tissue may be stimulated in the presence of bone grafts.


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