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porosis /po·ro·sis/ (por-o´sis)

1. the formation of the callus in repair of a fractured bone.

2. cavity formation.

po·ro·sis (p

-r

s, pô-)

n. pl. po·ro·ses (-s

A porous condition, as of the bones.

porosis

[pərō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, poros, passage

a condition of thinning bone tissue, particularly its supporting connective tissue, as in osteoporosis.

porosis [pŏ-ro´sis]

1. formation of the callus in repair of a fractured bone.

2. cavity formation.

porosis

1. formation of the callus in repair of a fractured bone.

2. cavity formation.

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