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Osteogenesis vs Osteoinduction - What's the difference?

osteogenesis | osteoinduction |

As nouns the difference between osteogenesis and osteoinduction

is that osteogenesis is the formation and development of bone while osteoinduction is a biologic response in which chemical signals induce osteogenesis.

osteogenesis

English

Noun

(wikipedia osteogenesis) (osteogeneses)
  • (physiology) The formation and development of bone

    • See also

    * dysosteogenesis, dysostosis

    osteoinduction

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A biologic response in which chemical signals induce osteogenesis

    • References

    *Robert Gunzburg, M. Szpalski, and N. Passuti The Use of Bone Substitutes in Spine Surgery: A State of the Art Review . Springer:2002, p. 12 [http://books.google.com/books?id=tpU-ZTeXABoC&pg=PA12&dq=Osteoconduction&ei=RzIxR8jrJJLasgP3rKS5AQ&sig=1Tp-8MrXp9iyuMrWuoScgIjv8LE]