Osteolysis refers to the destruction of bone through bone resorption with removal or loss of calcium. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Osteolytic defects of bones Breakdown of bone Increased bone resorption
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US:30425001
- SNOMEDCT_US:203522001
- UMLS:C0221204
Osteolysis may be a feature of neoplastic, infectious, metabolis, vascular, and joint disorders and is also a component of many hereditary diseases. Osteolysis may be highly localized or more diffuse. This term is meant to group the more specific osteolysis terms.
Term relations
- has part some (
decreased rate and
characteristic of some bone resorption and
has modifier some abnormal)