Diseases

Pathologic Bone Demineralization

Decrease, loss, or removal of the mineral constituents of bones. Temporary loss of bone mineral content is especially associated with space flight, weightlessness, and extended immobilization. OSTEOPOROSIS is permanent, includes reduction of total bone mass, and is associated with increased rate of fractures. CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC is the process of bone remineralizing. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed; Nicogossian, Space Physiology and Medicine, 2d ed, pp327-33)

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Decrease, loss, or removal of the mineral constituents of bones. Temporary loss of bone mineral content is especially associated with space flight, weightlessness, and extended immobilization. OSTEOPOROSIS is permanent, includes reduction of total bone mass, and is associated with increased rate of fractures. CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC is the process of bone remineralizing. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed; Nicogossian, Space Physiology and Medicine, 2d ed, pp327-33)

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  • Bone Demineralization, Pathologic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with BONE DEMINERALIZATION TECHNIQUE

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  • Bone Diseases (1966-1994)
  • Bone and Bones (1966-1994)

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  1. C05w.116w.198w.247w
  2. C18.452w.104w.247w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Pathologic Bone Demineralization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018488. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018488
  2. Pathologic Bone Demineralization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopenia
  3. Pathologic Bone Demineralization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1367706