osteoblastic
- adjective
- /ˌɑːstɪoʊˈblæstɪk/
- Specialized
- To support bone growth, scientists study compounds that enhance osteoblastic activity.
Examples
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Disruption of osteoblastic glucocorticoid signaling attenuates glucocorticoid-induced obesity and hyperlipidemia.
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Remodeling of bone is a process requiring both osteoblastic and osteoclastic equilibrium.
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A new agent is under study that targets and blocks osteoblastic activation of osteoclasts.
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The results revealed that this liposome had a higher transfection rate in osteoblastic cell lines than in the 294T line.
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The inflammation appeared to have provided the initial stimulus for osteoblastic proliferation, which was then boosted by surgical intervention.
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Disruption of osteoblastic glucocorticoid signaling prevents glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.
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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.
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Bone scanning with 99m Tc methylene diphosphonate is exquisitely sensitive because the radiotracer accumulates at sites of osteoblastic activity.
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Ossifying fibromas involve lamellar bone trabeculae, vascularized fibrous stromas in various quantities, and trabeculae with osteoblastic rims.
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The osteoblastic cells in the culture dish are vital for creating new bone tissue.
Synonyms
Relating to the making of new bone
Relates to forming and repairing bone
Surface Forms
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'.