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osteolysis

osteolysis noun: the resorption or dissolution of bone tissue.

Noun

osteolysis (uncountable)

  1. The resorption or dissolution of bone tissue.

osteolysis meaning in Tamil and Bengali

osteolysis in Tamil

எலும்பழிவு, எலும்பு கரைதல், எலும்புமெலிவு

osteolysis in Bengali

অস্থি কলার শোষণ, দ্রবীভূত হওয়া

Origin of osteolysis

From osteo- + -lysis.

Words formed from osteolysis

Words that rhyme with osteolysis

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Questions about osteolysis

What does osteolysis mean?
Osteolysis means the resorption or dissolution of bone tissue.
What is osteolysis in Tamil?
Osteolysis in Tamil is எலும்பழிவு, எலும்பு கரைதல், எலும்புமெலிவு. See Osteolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteolysis?
Osteolysis is a noun.

Words near osteolysis in the dictionary

  1. osteologically
  2. osteologies
  3. osteologist
  4. osteologists
  5. osteology
  6. osteolysis
  7. osteolytic
  8. osteoma
  9. osteomalacia
  10. osteomalacias
  11. osteomalacic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osteolysis (page history and authors); osteolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); osteolysis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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