Pathologic Function
osteolysis Audio
os·te·ol·y·sis
Subclass of:
Bone Resorption
Definitions related to osteolysis:
  • Dissolution of bone that particularly involves the removal or loss of calcium.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Dissolution of bone; applied especially to the removal or loss of the calcium of bone.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Osteolysis refers to the destruction of bone through bone resorption with removal or loss of calcium.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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