Look up: osseointegration

1. osseointegration
   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). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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2. osseointegration
   (os″e-o-in″tә-gra´shәn) the formation of a direct interface between an orthopedic or dental implant and bone, without intervening soft tissue.
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3. Osseointegration
   The process by which bone heals around an implant.
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4. Osseointegration
   `Osseointegration` derives from the Greek osteon, bone, and the Latin integrare, to make whole. The term refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant. Osseointegration has enhanced the science of medi...
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