osseointegrate

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verb

The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).

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Meanings

verbosseointegrate (third-person singular simple present osseointegrates, present participle osseointegrating, simple past and past participle osseointegrated)

present singular third person osseointegrates · participle present osseointegrating · participle past osseointegrated · past osseointegrated

  1. The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).

Origin

From osseo- + integrate.

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APA

osseointegrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegrate

MLA

“osseointegrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osseointegrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegrate.

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