osteal


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os·te·al

 (ŏs′tē-əl)
adj.
1. Bony; osseous.
2. Relating to bone or to the skeleton.
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osteal

(ˈɒstɪəl)
adj
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to bone or to the skeleton
2. (Anatomy) composed of bone; osseous
[C19: from Greek osteon bone]
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os•te•al

(ˈɒs ti əl)

adj.
osseous.
[1875–80; < Greek osté(on) bone]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.osteal - relating to bone or to the skeleton
2.osteal - composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue"
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Translations

os·te·al

a. óseo-a, rel. a los huesos.
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Common site for CAD lesion was mid LAD, present in 136 (61.2%) cases followed by proximal, osteal and distal LAD in 66 (29.3%) patients, 11 (5.1%) and 9(4.4%) cases, respectively.
Osteal macrophages promote in vivo intramembranous bone healing in a mouse tibial injury model.
The entire osteal tissue and bone marrow of the long bones are supplied by nutrient arteries.
Osteal lesion was defined as stenosis within 3mm of the origin of the vessel.
All symptomatic patients who underwent coronary angiogram at PIMS and were found to have either isolated LMCA disease or coexisting osteal Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery disease were potentially eligible for the study.