Osteolysis
Pronunciation : Os`te*ol"y*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Softening and absorption of bone. -- Os`te*o*lyt"ic (#), a.
[NL. osteo-+ Gr. a loosing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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