- deossification
- Removal of the mineral constituents of bone. See demineralization. [L. de, from, + os, bone, + facio, to make]
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de·os·si·fi·ca·tion (de-os″ĭ-fĭ-kaґshən) [de- + ossification] loss of or removal of bone.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
deossification
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