Neocartilage

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    newly-formed cartilage uncountable, usually

    "Surgeons have experimented with possible combination therapies; most notably Lee et al. showed in a porcine model using histopathological observation that injection of bone marrow-derived MSCs suspended in Hyaluronan (Hylan G-F 20: Synvisc) could home to the site of injury, adhere, proliferate, and lead to neocartilage formation."

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"Surgeons have experimented with possible combination therapies; most notably Lee et al. showed in a porcine model using histopathological observation that injection of bone marrow-derived MSCs suspended in Hyaluronan (Hylan G-F 20: Synvisc) could home to the site of injury, adhere, proliferate, and lead to neocartilage formation."

Etymology

From neo- + cartilage.

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