adjective
- relating to or involving osteoblasts, the cells that form bone tissue
Usage: medical; anatomy
Examples
- The osteoblastic activity increased during the healing process.
- Osteoblastic lesions appear denser on X-rays than normal bone.
- The patient showed signs of osteoblastic bone formation.
- Researchers studied osteoblastic cell cultures in the laboratory.
- The osteoblastic response was measured after the treatment.
- Osteoblastic tumors can cause abnormal bone growth.