osteoid
Resembling skeletal tissue
Osteoid is the unmineralized organic matrix of bone—the protein-rich material that hardens into bone tissue when calcium and phosphate are deposited.
Bone cells secrete osteoid before mineralization occurs.
The term also functions as an adjective meaning bone-like or resembling bone: osteoid tissue, osteoid tumor.
Structural body protein
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- phosphatePO₄ ion compound
- extracellularOutside the cell membrane
fibrous · proteinaceous · spicules · scaffolding · compact · spongy · cortical · trabecular
Conversion to bone tissue
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
Structural body protein
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- phosphatePO₄ ion compound
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
- fractureSplit in hard material
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- lesionArea of pathological change
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
orthopedic · radiolucent · nidus · sclerotic
collagen
Structural body protein
extracellular · fibrous · proteinaceous · spicules · scaffolding · compact · spongy · cortical · trabecular · lamellae
ossification
Conversion to bone tissue
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
proliferation · morphogenesis · angiogenesis · remodeling · cytokines
collagen
Structural body protein
- glycoproteinsSugar-bound cellular proteins
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- phosphatePO₄ ion compound
rickets
Nutritional bone-weakening illness
biopsy · orthopedic · radiolucent · nidus · sclerotic
lacunae
Absent portions, plural
osteoidcartilaginous
Composed of flexible connective tissue
adipose · fibrous tissue · muscular · epithelial · neural tissue
- osteoporosis preventionStopping bone mass loss
- osteoblast activityCellular bone synthesis process
- osteopathic medicineHolistic approach emphasizing manipulation
osteoporosis, osteopath, osteoarthritis, osteology, osteopathy, osteoblast, osteoblasts, osteocyte, osteoclasts