Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteoprogenitor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-teo-pro-gen-i-tor
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stem cell that is the precursor of an osteoblast

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English progenitor English osteoprogenitor From osteo- + progenitor.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does osteoprogenitor mean?
A stem cell that is the precursor of an osteoblast
Where does osteoprogenitor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English progenitor English osteoprogenitor From osteo- + progenitor.

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