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OSTEOCLASTIC BONE RESORPTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A reduction in bone mass by osteoclastic activity. That can be normal during hemostasis or abnormal during loss of bone mass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déperdition osseuse focale résultant d'une augmentation de l'activité ostéoclastique stimulée par un processus métabolique inflammatoire ou autre. La résorption peut être discrète (hyperparathyroïdie) ou très marquée (polyarthrite rhumatoïde avancée).

Spanish

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