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OSTEODYSTROPHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does osteodystrophy mean?
• OSTEODYSTROPHY (noun)
The noun OSTEODYSTROPHY has 1 sense:
1. defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
Familiarity information: OSTEODYSTROPHY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("osteodystrophy" is a kind of...):
dystrophy (any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition)
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