Taber's Medical Dictionary
matrix
(mā′triks )
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pl. matrices [L. matrix, stem matric- female animal kept for breeding]
1. The basic substance from which a thing is made or develops.
2. The intercellular material of a tissue.
3. Mold for casting amalgams in dental restoration.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Matrix." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762618/all/bone_matrix.
Matrix. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762618/all/bone_matrix. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Matrix. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762618/all/bone_matrix
Matrix [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762618/all/bone_matrix.
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