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osteolysis

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osteolysis /os·te·ol·y·sis/ (os″te-ol´ĭ-sis) dissolution of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of the calcium of bone.osteolyt´ic
os·te·ol·y·sis (st-l-ss)
n.
Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue resulting from disease.

oste·o·lytic (--ltk) adj.

osteolysis
[os′tē·ol′isis]
Etymology: Gk, osteon + lysis, loosening
the degeneration and dissolution of bone caused by disease, infection, or ischemia. The condition commonly affects the terminal bones of the hands and feet, such as in acro-osteolysis, and is seen in disorders involving blood vessels, such as Raynaud's disease, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematosus. osteolytic, adj.

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.

osteolysis (os´tēol´sis),
n a process of bone resorption whereby the bone salts can be withdrawn by a humoral mechanism and returned to the tissue fluids, leaving behind a decalcified bone matrix. Also called
halisteresis.

osteolysis
dissoluton of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of calcium from the bone.


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