Mineralization (redirected from mineralize)

Mineralization

The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure.

Mentioned in: Rickets

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mineralization,

n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance.

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mineralization

the addition of mineral matter to the body, especially the skeleton.

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cutaneous mineralization

see calcinosis cutis.

dystrophic mineralization

see dystrophic calcification.

ectopic mineralization

the deposition of calcium salts in abnormal locations, e.g. in uremia, hypervitaminosis D.

mineralization front

the interface between the unmineralized osteoid and the mineralized bone. Called also phosphate ridge.

heterotopic mineralization

see ectopic mineralization (above).

metastatic mineralization

calcification of unusual tissues leading to the development of metastatic bone.