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osseointegrate

verb

Etymology

From osseo- + integrate.

  1. derived from integrātus
  2. inherited from integrat — “intact, whole”
  3. prefixed as osseointegrate — “osseo + integrate”

Definitions

  1. The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or…

    The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for osseointegrate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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