Meanings
nounosteolysis (uncountable)
- uncountableThe resorption or dissolution of bone tissue.
Origin
Translations
Finnish osteolyysi, luun liukeneminen
- osteolyysidissolution of bone tissue
- luun liukeneminendissolution of bone tissue
Greek οστεόλυση, οστεολυσία
- οστεόλυση (osteólysi)dissolution of bone tissue
- οστεολυσία (osteolysía)dissolution of bone tissue
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with osteolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysisproteolysispyrolysisglycolysishemolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisacetolysisachromatolysisacidolysisadipolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysiserythrolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
osteolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteolysis
MLA
“osteolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteolysis.
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