See Also: osteoid(medicine)
Osteoid(health)
osteoid(dictionary)
Osteoid osteoma(medicine)
osteoid tissue(medicine)
osteoma, osteoid(medicine)
Osteoid osteoma(health)
giant osteoid osteoma(medicine)

nightie (iou) and osteoid (iou)


nightie (iou)



nightie noun. colloq. Also nighty. L19.
[from nightdress, nightgown (see NIGHT noun) + -IE, -Y6.]
A nightdress, a nightgown.

osteoid (iou)



osteoid adjective & noun. M19.
[from OSTEO- + -OID.]
Anatomy & Medicine.
A. adjective. Resembling bone in appearance or structure; bony, osseous; spec. consisting of or designating the uncalcified protein matrix on which bone is formed. M19.
b. noun.
A kind of malignant tumour composed of osteoid tissue. Only in M19.
Osteoid tissue, uncalcified bone. M20.