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Meaning of OSTEOLYSIS

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 Definition: [n]  lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Os`te*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL. osteo- + Gr. ? a loosing.]
Softening and absorption of bone. -- {Os`te*o*lyt"ic}, a.
 

 

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