osteoconductivity
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From osteoconductive + -ity.
Noun
[edit]osteoconductivity (uncountable)
- Property of a biomaterial that encourages osteoconduction.
- 2003 January 1, Ashley R. Poynton with Joseph M. Lane, “Review of the State of the Art: Allograft-Based Systems for Use as Bone Graft Substitutes”, in Cato T. Laurencin, editor, Bone Graft Substitutes, ASTM International, →ISBN, →OL, page 19:
- The fibrous structure of these two products results in significantly greater osteoconductivity compared with the gel formulation and, hence, show an enhanced ability to serve as an osteoconductive graft substitute.