- porotic
- po·rot·ic
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Porotic — Po*rot ic, n. [Gr. ? callus.] (Med.) A medicine supposed to promote the formation of callus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porotic — Porous, as in osteoporotic. * * * po·rot·ic pə rät ik n a medicine favoring the formation of callus porotic adj exhibiting or marked by porous structure or osteoporosis <porotic bone> <porotic alteration of teeth> * * * po·rot·ic… … Medical dictionary
porotic — I. pəˈräd.ik noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin poroticus forming callus, from (assumed) Greek pōrōtos (verbal of Greek pōroun to harden, form callus, from pōros poros, chalkstone) + Latin icus ic : a medicine favoring the formation of callus II.… … Useful english dictionary
Porotic hyperostosis — Porotic hyperostosis, also known as osteoporosis symmetrica, or Tara Grufferty syndrome is a disease that causes bone tissue to appear spongy[1] and become soft. In the disease, the spongy marrow within the bones of the skull becomes… … Wikipedia
porotic malacia — softening accompanied by proliferation of connective tissue … Medical dictionary
Bioarchaeology — The term bioarchaeology was first coined by British archaeologist Grahame Clark in 1972 as a reference to zooarchaeology, or the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Redefined in 1977 by Jane Buikstra, bioarchaeology in the US now… … Wikipedia
Crow Creek massacre — Crow Creek Site U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark … Wikipedia
List of skeletal disorders — This is a list of skeletal disorders, these affect the development and structure of the skeletal system *Bone cyst *Bone spur (Osteophytes) *Bone tumor *Craniosynostosis *Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva *Fibrous dysplasia *Giant cell tumor… … Wikipedia
Bone disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M80 M90 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
osteophytes — Small dense areas seen in X ray pictures of bone around margin of joints with osteoarthritis. Sometimes larger, more porotic, protrusions are also seen … Dictionary of molecular biology
