osteoid adjective & noun. ['ɒstɪɔɪd] M19.
[from OSTEO- + -OID.]
Anatomy & Medicine.
A. adjective. Resembling bone in appearance or structure; bony, osseous; spec. consisting of or designating the uncalcified protein matrix on which bone is formed. M19.
b. noun.
1. A kind of malignant tumour composed of osteoid tissue. Only in M19.

2. Osteoid tissue, uncalcified bone. M20.

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