osteoprotective
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
osteo- + protective
Adjective[edit]
osteoprotective (comparative more osteoprotective, superlative most osteoprotective)
- (physiology) That protects bone from physical damage
- 2015 August 19, Mansur Rahnama et al., “Analysis of the Influence of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Osteocalcin Gene Expression in Postmenopausal Women”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, :
- Potential differences in the OC gene expression between postmenopausal women treated and not treated with HRT would allow determining if osteoprotective effect of estrogen is exerted, inter alia, by changes in metabolism of OC.