osteomarker

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noun

Any substance used as a marker in bone

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Meanings

nounosteomarker (plural osteomarkers)

plural osteomarkers

  1. Any substance used as a marker in bone

    Extents of osteoblast differentiation were monitored by Alizarin red staining (A), and the mRNA levels of the PHD 1–3 and osteomarker marker genes were determined by RT-PCR (B).

    2015 September 30, “Involvement of Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain Protein in the Rosiglitazone-Induced Suppression of Osteoblast Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From osteo- + marker.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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