Osteogenesis (redirected from osteogenetic)

osteogenesis /os·teo·gen·e·sis/ (os?te-o-jen´e-sis) the formation of bone; the development of the bones.osteogenet´ic

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osteogenesis imperfec´ta  (OI) any of several types of collagen disorders, of variable inheritance, due to defective biosynthesis of type I collagen and characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, easily fractured bones; other defects are blue sclerae, wormian bones, and dentinogenesis imperfecta.

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os·te·o·gen·e·sis (st--jn-ss)

n.

Formation and development of bony tissue. Also called osteogeny.

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Osteogenesis

Growth of new bone.

Mentioned in: Bone Grafting

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osteogenesis,

n the origin and development of bone tissue.

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osteogenesis

the formation of bone; the development of the bones.

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osteogenesis imperfecta

an inherited condition marked by abnormally brittle bones that are subject to fracture. Affected lambs and calves are normal in appearance but are unable to stand. There is a defect in formation of bone matrix caused by a deficiency of procollagenN-peptidase. Called also paper-bone disease, juvenile osteoporosis.