| bone resorption |
The breaking down of bone.
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| bone scan |
an x-ray of the bones using a radioactive dye that shows any injury, disease or healing. This is a valuable test to determine if cancer has spread to the bone, if anticancer therapy is successful and if affected bony areas are healing.
Ãâó: saci.uthscsa.edu/PatientServices/glossary.html
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| bone scan |
A small, harmless amount of radioactive chemical is injected into the body and taken-up by the bones. An image can then be created with cancerous tissue showing up as black spots "hotspots" on the X-ray film. However, not all hotspots are caused by cancer and you may find some old breaks or previous injuries showing up.
Ãâó: www.wgcu.org/deadlytomen/glossary.html
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| bone |
A connective tissue that contains a hardened matrix of mineral salts and collagen fibers. Its cells include osteocytes, which are embedded within lacunae, and the free-roaming osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Ãâó: www.sci.sdsu.edu/histology/gloss_a.htm
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| bone marrow |
A soft tissue occurring in certain large bones that is responsible for manufacturing most of the body's blood cells.
Ãâó: www.myelin.org/glossary.htm
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