osteogenesisn.
/ˌɒstɪəʊˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌɑstioʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Histology and Physiology.
The formation or development of bone.
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ossification1671
osteogeny1719
ossifying1722
osteogenesis1830
parostosis1868
co-ossification1885
1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 260 The formation of the bones, ossification, or osteogenesis [Fr. ostéogénésie] is a phenomenon which has much occupied the attention of observers.
1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 5 This..constitutes the gelatinous state of osteo-genesis.
1882 Nature 16 Mar. 476/1 An exceptional form of osteogenesis, viz. metaplastic ossification, or direct transformation of cartilage into bone.
1950 A. W. Ham Histol. xvi. 192/2 The formation of bone is usually spoken of as ossification or osteogenesis.
1963 K. V. F. Jubb & P. C. Kennedy Pathol. Domest. Animals I. i. 9/2 Alkaline phosphatase..is very active in osteogenesis.
1989 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 July 235/2 Short periods of skeletal stress may trigger osteogenesis more effectively than hours of gentler exercise.
2002 N.Y. Times 5 May (Washington Final ed.) 3/2 (caption) The Ilizarov procedure works on the principle of distraction osteogenesis: a bone is cut during surgery and is gradually distracted (pulled apart), leading to new bone formation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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