Ossein Definition

ŏsē-ĭn
noun
The organic basis of bone, the part left after the mineral matter is dissolved in dilute acids.
Webster's New World
The collagen component of bone.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Ossein

Noun

Singular:
ossein
Plural:
osseins

Origin of Ossein

  • osse(ous) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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