osteoinduction

English

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ induction.

Noun

osteoinduction (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A biologic response in which chemical signals induce osteogenesis

Related terms

• osteoinductive
• osteoinductor

References

• Robert Gunzburg, M. Szpalski, and N. Passuti The Use of Bone Substitutes in Spine Surgery: A State of the Art Review. Springer:2002, p. 12 [1]