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acroosteolysis

acroosteolysis noun: the resorption of distal bony phalanges.

Noun

acroosteolysis (usually uncountable, plural acroosteolyses)

  1. (usually) The resorption of distal bony phalanges.

Forms of acroosteolysis

pluralacroosteolyses

Origin of acroosteolysis

From acro- + osteolysis.

Questions about acroosteolysis

What does acroosteolysis mean?
Acroosteolysis means the resorption of distal bony phalanges.
What part of speech is acroosteolysis?
Acroosteolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of acroosteolysis?
The plural of acroosteolysis is acroosteolyses.

Words near acroosteolysis in the dictionary

  1. acronymously
  2. acronymphomania
  3. acronyms
  4. acronymy
  5. acrook
  6. acroosteolysis
  7. acropachy
  8. acropachyderma
  9. acroparaesthesia
  10. acroparaesthesias
  11. acroparalyses

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