osteocutaneous

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/ˌɒs.ti.əʊ.kjuːˈteɪ.ni.əs/

adjective

Relating to or composed of bone and skin.

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Meanings

adjectiveosteocutaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or composed of bone and skin.

    Calvarial bone graft was first described as an osteocutaneous vascularized flap in 1890 13) .

    2015 July 31, Young Taek Jung, Jae Ik Cho, Sang Pyung Lee, “Cranioplasty Using a Modified Split Calvarial Graft Technique in Cleidocranial Dysplasia”, in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, volume 58, →DOI

Origin

From osteo- + cutaneous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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