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Osteoid vs Osteoblastoma - What's the difference?

osteoid | osteoblastoma |

As nouns the difference between osteoid and osteoblastoma

is that osteoid is an organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization while osteoblastoma is (oncology) an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone.

As an adjective osteoid

is of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike.

osteoid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bone; bonelike

    • Noun

    (wikipedia osteoid) (en noun)
  • An organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization

    • See also

    *osteo-

    osteoblastoma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (oncology) an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone