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OSTEOLYSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("osteolysis" is a kind of...):
lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)