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.
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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]
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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]
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