Medical Definition of Osteophagia

1. Eating of bones; perverted appetite seen in cattle suffering from mineral (phosphorus or calcium) deficiency. Origin: osteo-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteophagia

osteopathology
osteopaths
osteopathy
osteopedion
osteopenia
osteopenias
osteoperiosteal graft
osteoperiostitis
osteopetroses
osteopetrosis
osteopetrosis gallinarum
osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
osteopetrotic
osteophage
osteophagia (current term)
osteophlebitis
osteophone
osteophones
osteophony
osteophyma
osteophyte
osteophytes
osteoplaque
osteoplast
osteoplastic
osteoplastic amputation
osteoplastic craniotomy
osteoplastic necrotomy
osteoplasties

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