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Osteoid vs Osteoma - What's the difference?

osteoid | osteoma |

As nouns the difference between osteoid and osteoma

is that osteoid is an organic matrix of protein and polysaccharides, secreted by osteoblasts, that becomes bone after mineralization while osteoma is (medicine) a benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.

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-

    osteoma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia osteoma) (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull

    • Anagrams

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