| bone density |
measurement of the bone's mass in relation to its volume.
Ãâó: medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthinformatio...
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| bone densitometry |
a method of measuring bone density and strength; a bone density test is used to diagnose osteoporosis
Ãâó: www.womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/osteo/glossary/...
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| bone marrow |
The soft, fatty, vascular tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of red blood cells and many white blood cells.
Ãâó: www.bioethics.gov/reports/white_paper/glossary.htm...
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| bone |
This raw material was used by native Americans for many tools and ornaments. Bone tools included hide fleshers, fishhooks, hide grainers, arrowheads, paintbones, needles, knife handles, quill flatteners, and agricultural tools such as hoes and rakes.
Ãâó: www.natureshift.org/history/glossary/g_first.html
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| bone resorption |
the gradual loss of bone Orthodontists use this process to "pull" teeth through bone to new positions.
Ãâó: www.egyptdentists.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi
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