bioceramicn.adj.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)sᵻˈramɪk/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊsəˈræmɪk/ Medicine.
A. n.
Any ceramic material designed to be biocompatible, used esp. for orthopaedic and dental implants. Chiefly in plural.
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1969 S. F. Hulbert et al. in E. Korostoff Res. Dental & Med. Materials 42 Materials of construction for artificial bone... Bioceramics.
1991 Sci. Amer. Aug. 87/1 The theory is that bioceramics are so similar to natural bone that dissolution is not a problem and may even be desirable in some cases.
2007 J. E. Lemons in J. J. Callaghan et al. Adult Hip (ed. 2) viii 113/1 Hundreds of different types of bioceramics are now being used routinely in musculoskeletal surgical reconstructive procedures.
B. adj.
Of or relating to bioceramics; made from bioceramic.
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1970 Amer. Ceramic Soc. Bull. 49 391/2 Apatites are a class of compounds which can be used as bioceramic materials for tooth and bone transplants.
1991 Sci. Amer. Aug. 102/2 Collier concedes that bioceramic coatings have certainly been shown to act as a scaffold for new bone growth in animals.
2007 Lincoln Jrnl. Star (Nebraska) (Nexis) 27 Dec. a1 $1.6 million for..researchers to help develop bioceramic ‘bones’ to treat orthopedic injuries suffered by soldiers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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