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
osteolysis
osteolysis (os´tēol´
sis),
os·te·ol·y·sis ( s t -l  -ss)n. Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue resulting from disease. os te·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´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sis),n a process of bone resorption whereby the bone salts can be withdrawn by a humoral mechanism and returned to the tissue fluids, leaving behind a decalcified bone matrix.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.
halisteresis.
osteolysis
dissoluton of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of calcium from the bone.
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