Ossetian
[o-see-shuh n] /ɒˈsi ʃən/
adjective
1.
Also, Ossetic. of, relating to, or characteristic of , a region in Caucasia, or the , the people living there.
noun
2.
an Osset.
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[os-tee-uh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌɒs ti əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ noun 1. the formation of bone. /ˌɒstɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. the formation of bone osteogenous os·te·og·e·nous (ŏs’tē-ŏj’ə-nəs) adj. Osteogenic. osteogenesis os·te·o·gen·e·sis (ŏs’tē-ə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. Formation and development of bony tissue. Also called osteogeny.
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osteohalisteresis os·te·o·hal·i·ste·re·sis (ŏs’tē-ō-hāl’ĭ-stə-rē’sĭs, -hā-lĭs’tə-) n. A loss or deficiency of the mineral constituents of bone resulting in softening of the bones.
- Osteoid
[os-tee-oid] /ˈɒs tiˌɔɪd/ adjective 1. resembling bone; bonelike. 2. having a skeleton of bones. /ˈɒstɪˌɔɪd/ adjective 1. of or resembling bone; bony osteoid os·te·oid (ŏs’tē-oid’) adj. Resembling bone. n. The bone matrix, especially before calcification.