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ossein |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ossein \Os"se*in\, n. [L. os bone.] (Physiol. Chem.) The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; -- called also {ostein}. Chemically it is the same as collagen.
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