Meanings
noun
- biologyThe differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into bone tissue
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
- Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
- Englishosteo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- New Latindifferentiō
- New Latindifferentiātus
- Englishdifferentiate
- Englishdifferentiation
- Englishosteodifferentiation
From osteo- + differentiation.
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APA
osteodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteodifferentiation
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“osteodifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteodifferentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteodifferentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteodifferentiation.
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