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Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and formation of bone tissue that can cause bones to weaken and may result in bone pain, arthritis, bony deformities and fractures. The disease is named for an English surgeon, Sir James Paget (1814-1899).…

Inflammation of the bone.

The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone. The human skeleton initially consists largely of cartilage which is relatively soft and is gradually transformed into hard bone during infant and child development. The verb corresponding to “ossification” is “ossify.” Cartilage becomes ossified as it is converted into bone. Bone is osseous tissue.…

Having to do with bone, consisting of bone, or resembling bone.

In biochemistry, the amount of a substance that dissociates in solution to form one mole of osmotically active particles.

The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in osmoles of solute per liter of solution.

In biochemistry, referring to the osmolarity, the concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in osmoles of solute per liter of solution.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of Labor with the responsibility of ensuring safety at work and a healthful work environment. OSHA’s mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. Since OSHA was created in 1971, occupational deaths in the US have declined by half and…

The act of yawning, the involuntary opening of the mouth with respiration, breathing first inward, then outward. Yawning is often caused by suggestion. Repeated yawning is commonly a sign of drowsiness. It can also sometimes be a sign of depression.

Abbreviation of “oculus sinister.” Latin for “left eye.” By contrast, OD stands for “oculus dexter” which is Latin for the right eye.