clear-glass appearance

A descriptor for the ‘empty’ holes, spaces and clefts seen in the x-ray of osteoporotic bone, which is similar to the ground-glass graininess characteristic of osteomalacia

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clear-glass appearance

Imaging A descriptor for the 'empty' holes, spaces and clefts seen in the x-ray of osteoporotic bone, which is similar to the ground-glass graininess characteristic of osteomalacia.

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