osteoclasis, osteoclasia

(os-te-ok’las-is, os’’te-okla‘ze-ah) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + κλάσις a breaking]. 1. The surgical fracture or refracture of bones. 2. The absorption and destruction of bony ti ue by osteoclastic cells. Rizzoli’s 0., an osteoclasis consisting of a rod on which are two sliding padded rings, and between these a padded plate that can be screwed down upon the part, thus fracturing the bone. osteoclast (0s’te-o-klast) (Gr. daréov bone + κλᾶν to break]. 1. An instrument for use in the surgical fracture or refracture of bones. 2. Any large multinuclear cell concerned in the absorption and removal of bone. “osteoclastic (os'te-o-klas’tik). Pertaining to or of the nature of an osteoclast; destructive to bone. osteoclasty (os’te-o-klas-te). Same as osteoclasis. osteocomma (0s”’te-o-kom/ah) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + κόμμα fragment]. bers of a series of bony structures, as a vertebra. osteocope (os’te-o-kop) [Gr. daréov bone + κόπος pain]. A severe pain in a bone or in the bones: generally a symptom of syphilitic bone disease. osteocopic (0s’’te-o-kop’ik). Of the nature of an osteocope. osteocranium (os’’te-o-kra’ne-um) (Gr. ὀστέον bone + κρανίον cranium}. The fetal cranium after its o ification. osteocystoma (os’’te-o-sis-to’mah) (Gr. ὀστέον bone + cystoma]. A cystic tumor in a bone. osteodentin (os’’te-o-den’tin) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + dentin]. Dentin that resembles bone. osteoderm i a (0s’’te-o-der’me-ah) [Gr. daréov bone + δέρμα skin]. A bony formation in the skin. osteodiastasis (os’’te-o-di-as’tas-is) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + διάστασις separation]. The separation of a bone or of two bones. osteodynia (os’’te-o-din’e-ah) (Gr. ὀστέον bone + ὀδύνη pain]. Pain in a bone. osteo-encephaloma (0s"’te-o-en-sef-al-o’mah) [Gr. ὁστέον bone + éyxéyados brain + -ωμα tumor]. Encephaloid tumor of bone. osteo-enchondroma (0s’’te-o-en-kon-dro’mah). Same as osteochondroma. osteo-epiphysis (0s’’te-o-ep-if’is-is) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + epiphysis]. Any bony epiphysis. osteofibroma (os"te-o-fi-bro’mah) [osteoma + fibroma]. A tumor containing both o eous and fibrous elements. osteogen (os'te-o-jen) [Gr. daréov bone + γεννᾶν to produce]. 1. The soft material from which bone is formed. 2. A proprietary syrup of iron and calcium phosphate. osteogenesis, osteogeny (0s’’te-o-jen’es-is, os-teoj’en-e) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + γεννᾶν to beget]. The development of the bones. o. imperfec’ta, a congenital disease marked by fragility of the bones, with resulting fractures, due to lack of formative power of the bony ti ues. osteogenic, osteogenetic (os’’te-o-jen’ik, os’’teo-jen-et’ik) (Gr. ὀστέον bone + γεννᾶν to produce}. Pertaining to the development or growth of the bones. osteogenous (os-te-oj’en-us). Osteogenic. osteography (os-te-og’raf-e) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + γράφειν to write]. A description of the bones. osteohalisteresis (0s’’te-o-hal-is-ter-e’sis) [Gr. ὁσ- τέον bone + ἅλς salt + στερεῖν to deprive]. Lo or deficiency of the mineral elements of bones. osteohemachromatosis = (0«"’te-o-hem’ah-kromat-o’sis) (Gr. ὀστέον bone + alu a blood + χρῶμα color]. A disease of animals marked by discoloration of the bone by blood-pigment. osteoid (0s’te-oid) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + εἶδος form]. Resembling bone. osteolipochondroma (os"te-o-li-po-kon-dro’mah). Chondroma with bony and fatty elements. osteology (0s-te-ol’o-je) [Gr. ὀστέον bone + Adyos treatise]. The sum of what is known regarding the bones; the study of the bones. osteolysis (os-te-ol’is-is) [Gr. daréov bone + λύσις 681 Any one of the pieces or mem-.