osteolysis
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Osteolysis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M89.5 DiseasesDB 1517 … Wikipedia
Osteolysis — Os te*ol y*sis, n. [NL. osteo + Gr. ly sis a loosing.] Softening and absorption of bone. {Os te*o*lyt ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osteolysis — (gr.), der feuchte Knochenbrand … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
osteolysis — Softening, absorption, and destruction of bony tissue, a function of the osteoclasts. [osteo + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * os·te·ol·y·sis .äs tē äl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz dissolution of bone esp. when associated with resorption * * * n.… … Medical dictionary
osteolysis — osteoclasia; n. dissolution of bone through disease, commonly by infection or by loss of the blood supply (ischaemia) to the bone. In acro osteolysis the terminal bones of the fingers or toes are affected: a common feature of some disorders… … The new mediacal dictionary
osteolysis — os·te·ol·y·sis (ŏs tē ŏlʹĭ sĭs) n. Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue through disease. os te·o·lytʹic ( ə lĭtʹĭk) adj. * * * … Universalium
osteolysis — os·te·ol·y·sis … English syllables
osteolysis — noun lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply • Hypernyms: ↑lysis … Useful english dictionary
Nodulosis–arthropathy–osteolysis syndrome — is a cutaneous condition that shares features with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis.[1] See also Winchester syndrome List of cutaneous conditions References ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2 Volume Set … Wikipedia
acro-osteolysis — ac·ro os·te·ol·y·sis (ak″ro os″te olґĭ sis) osteolysis involving the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes … Medical dictionary
