osteochondral

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adjective

Pertaining to bone and cartilage.

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Meanings

adjectiveosteochondral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to bone and cartilage.

    They are known as osteochondral scaffolds, because they support new bone and cartilage as it grows.

    2009 August 16, Anne Eisenberg, “Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee”, in New York Times

Origin

From osteo- + chondral.

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APA

osteochondral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondral

MLA

“osteochondral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteochondral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondral.

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