Definition of Osteolysis. Meaning of Osteolysis. Synonyms of Osteolysis

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Definition of Osteolysis

Osteolysis
Osteolysis Os`te*ol"y*sis, n. [NL. osteo- + Gr. ? a loosing.] Softening and absorption of bone. -- Os`te*o*lyt"ic, a.

Meaning of Osteolysis from wikipedia

- natural formation of healthy bone the term "osteolysis" specifically refers to a pathological process. Osteolysis often occurs in the proximity of a prosthesis...
- carpotarsal osteolysis syndrome (MCTO) is a rare autosomal dominant condition. This condition is also known as idiopathic multicentric osteolysis with nephropathy...
- was once considered to be related to a similar condition, multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy (MONA). However, it was discovered that the...
- infection, dislocation, limb length inequality, loosening, impingement, osteolysis, metal sensitivity, nerve palsy, chronic pain and death. Weight loss surgery...
- The nails are flat, grooved, and dysplastic. High bone density, acro-osteolysis and obtuse mandibular angle are the characteristic radiological findings...
- shoulder implant (for arthritis with large rotator cuff tear). Arthritis or osteolysis of the acromioclavicular joint can be treated with the Mumford procedure...
- fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), and osteolysis involving the distal phalanges of fingers and toes (acro-osteolysis). Permanent flexion contractures of...
- osteolysis. That same year, Gorham and Stout presented to the American ****ociation of Physicians their paper (in abstract form), "M****ive Osteolysis (Acute...
- Acromioclavicular dislocation ("AC Separation") Degeneration of the clavicle Osteolysis Sternoclavicular dislocations A vertical line drawn from the mid-clavicle...
- the shoulder joint may show either arthritic changes of the ac joint or osteolysis. Conservative treatment for this joint is similar to treatments for other...