osseointegration

noun

The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium

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Meanings

nounosseointegration (countable and uncountable, plural osseointegrations)

plural osseointegrations

  1. countableuncountableThe direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium

Origin

From osseo- + integration.

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Translations

German Osseointegration
  • Osseointegrationmedical procedure
Italian osteointegrazione
  • osteointegrazionemedical procedure
Japanese 骨結合
  • 骨結合 (Hone ketsugō)medical procedure
Spanish osteointegración
  • osteointegraciónmedical procedure
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APA

osseointegration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegration

MLA

“osseointegration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osseointegration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osseointegration.

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