| osteoporosis |
abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| osteosarcoma |
malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| osteosclerosis |
abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| osteoarthritis |
chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| osteoblast |
a cell from which bone develops
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|