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osteoblastic

osteoblastic

8.8
Relating to the making of new bone tissue
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːstɪoʊˈblæstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : osteoblástico
  • To support bone growth, scientists study compounds that enhance osteoblastic activity.

Examples

  • Disruption of osteoblastic glucocorticoid signaling attenuates glucocorticoid-induced obesity and hyperlipidemia.

    Blog text (6)
  • Remodeling of bone is a process requiring both osteoblastic and osteoclastic equilibrium.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A new agent is under study that targets and blocks osteoblastic activation of osteoclasts.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The results revealed that this liposome had a higher transfection rate in osteoblastic cell lines than in the 294T line.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The inflammation appeared to have provided the initial stimulus for osteoblastic proliferation, which was then boosted by surgical intervention.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Disruption of osteoblastic glucocorticoid signaling prevents glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.

    Blog text (6)
  • Rheumatic valve calcification is not a random passive process but rather a regulated, inflammatory cellular process associated with the expression of osteoblastic markers and neoangiogenesis.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Bone scanning with 99m Tc methylene diphosphonate is exquisitely sensitive because the radiotracer accumulates at sites of osteoblastic activity.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Ossifying fibromas involve lamellar bone trabeculae, vascularized fibrous stromas in various quantities, and trabeculae with osteoblastic rims.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The osteoblastic cells in the culture dish are vital for creating new bone tissue.

Synonyms

osteogenic
vsosteoblastic
  • Specialized
1 7.6

Relating to the making of new bone

is about bone formation generally rather than stressing production
osteoplastic
vsosteoblastic
  • Specialized
8.4

Relates to forming and repairing bone

focuses on formation only and not on repair

Surface Forms

osteoblastic positive

Morphology

osteoblastic = osteoblast (semi-transparent) = osteo + blast + ic

Adjectival derivation from the noun 'osteoblast' by adding the productive suffix '-ic' is regular and clear.

Etymology

Osteoblastic comes from oste- meaning 'bone' and -blastic meaning 'a young cell that makes tissue'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of -blastic as a builder cell that lays down new bone, so osteoblastic means 'forming bone'.