osteochondral

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ chondral

Adjective

osteochondral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Pertaining to bone and cartilage.
   • 2009 August 16, Anne Eisenberg, “Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     They are known as osteochondral scaffolds, because they support new bone and cartilage as it grows.