osteochondrogenesis

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Etymology edit

osteo- +‎ chondrogenesis

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osteochondrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) The genesis of osteochondrosis
    • 2015 November 11, “Intra-Section Analysis of Human Coronary Arteries Reveals a Potential Role for Micro-Calcifications in Macrophage Recruitment in the Early Stage of Atherosclerosis”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Osteochondrogenic markers such as BMP-2 and osteocalcin (Fig 2, BMP-2 and osteocalcin stain) could not be detected, indicating that osteochondrogenesis is not key in the early stage of calcification or atherogenesis.