n.
Necrosis of bone.
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osteonecrosis
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
os·te·o·ne·cro·sis |
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
osteonecrosis |
Necrosis of a bone.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
osteonecrosis |
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The destruction and death of bone tissue. It may stem from ischemia, infection, malignant neoplastic disease, or trauma.
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 | American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Read more |
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| Saunders Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
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