Medical term:

osteolysis



osteolysis

 [os″te-ol´ĭ-sis]
dissoluton of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of calcium from the bone. adj., adj osteolyt´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

os·te·ol·y·sis

(os'tē-ol'i-sis), Avoid mispronunciation osteoly'sis.
Softening, absorption, and destruction of bony tissue, a function of the osteoclasts.
[osteo- + G. lysis, dissolution]
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osteolysis

(ŏs′tē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue through disease.

os′te·o·lyt′ic (-ə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
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os·te·ol·y·sis

(os'tē-ol'i-sis)
Softening, absorption, and destruction of bony tissue, a function of the osteoclasts.
[osteo- + G. lysis, dissolution]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

osteolysis

Reabsorption or demineralization of bone.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

os·te·ol·y·sis

(os'tē-ol'i-sis)
Softening, absorption, and destruction of bony tissue, a function of the osteoclasts.
[osteo- + G. lysis, dissolution]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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