Wolff's law

Wolff's law (vôlfs)

n.

The principle that every change in the form and the function of a bone or in the function of the bone alone, leads to changes in its internal architecture and in its external form.

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Wolff's law

[wôlfs]

Etymology: Julius Wolff, German anatomist, 1836-1902

the principle that changes in the form and function of a bone are followed by changes in its internal structure.

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Wolff's law,

n.pr a law according to which biologic systems such as hard and soft tissues become distorted in direct correlation to the amount of stress imposed upon them.

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Wolff's law,

n.pr See law, Wolff's.

Wolinella recta

n a microorganism associated with progressive periodontal destruction and refractory forms of periodontitis. A regimen combining antibiotic treatment, débridement, and home oral care seems to suppress or control periodontal infections. Also called
C. rectus.

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Wolff's law

the law that skeletal transformation is dependent on the exertion of pressures from outside the animal.