periostin

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noun

A protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.

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Meanings

nounperiostin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.

Origin

From peri- + osteo- + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sporinite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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