osteophagia

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osteophagia

chewing of debris bones found in pasture by herbivores. Indicative of nutritional deficiency of phosphorus. Sequelae include foreign body stuck in mouth, esophageal obstruction, botulism. See also pica.

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No references found			Osteophagia in the Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis. Rodent-gnawed carbonate rocks from Indiana by Hattin, Donald E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science			osteoonychodysplasia osteopath osteopathia osteopathia condensans osteopathia striata osteopathic osteopathic lesion osteopathic manipulative treatment osteopathic medicine osteopathic philosophy osteopathic physician osteopathic scoliosis osteopathist osteopathology osteopathy osteopathy in the cranial field osteopedion osteopenia osteoperiosteal osteoperiosteal graft osteoperiostitis Osteopetroses osteopetrosis osteopetrotic osteophage osteophagia osteophlebitis osteophony osteophore osteophyma osteophyte osteoplast osteoplastic osteoplastica osteoplasty osteopoikilosis osteopontin osteoporosis osteoporosis of disuse osteoporotic osteoprogenitor osteoprogenitor cell osteoprogenitor cells osteopsathyrosis osteopuncture osteoradionecrosis osteorrhagia osteorrhaphy osteosarcoma osteosarcomatosis osteosclerosis			Osteopathy, key principles Osteopathy, key principles Osteopathy, key principles osteopedion Osteopeina Osteopeina Osteopeina osteopenia osteopenia osteopenia osteoperiosteal osteoperiosteal graft osteoperiostitis osteoperiostitis Osteoperosis Osteoperosis Osteoperosis Osteopetroses osteopetrosis osteopetrosis osteopetrosis osteopetrosis Osteopetrosis, (generic term) Osteopetrosis, (generic term) Osteopetrosis, (generic term) osteopetrotic osteopetrotic lymphomatosis osteophage osteophage osteophage osteophagia osteophlebitis Osteophone osteophony osteophony osteophony osteophore osteophyma osteophyma osteophyma osteophyte osteophyte osteophyte Osteophytes Osteophytes Osteophytes osteophytic osteophytic osteophytic Osteoplast Osteoplast osteoplastic osteoplastic osteoplastica osteoplasties osteoplasties osteoplasties osteoplasty osteoplasty osteoplasty Osteopoetin Containing Bovine Bone Extract

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