osteoproduction

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noun

formation of bone

OriginEnglish production ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production →
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Meanings

nounosteoproduction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableformation of bone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  12. Proto-Italic*doukō
  13. Latindūcō
  14. Latinprōdūcō
  15. Latinprōductiō
  16. Old Frenchproduction
  17. Middle Englishproduccioun
  18. Englishproduction
  19. Englishosteoproduction

From osteo- + production.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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