Medical Definition of Bone remodeling

1. The continuous turnover of bone matrix and mineral that involves first, an increase in resorption (osteoclastic activity) and later, reactive bone formation (osteoblastic activity). The process of bone remodeling takes place in the adult skeleton at discrete foci. The process ensures the mechanical integrity of the skeleton throughout life and plays an important role in calcium homeostasis. An imbalance in the regulation of bone remodeling's two contrasting events, bone resorption and bone formation, results in many of the metabolic bone diseases, such as osteoporosis. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bone Remodeling

bone marrows
bone matrix
bone meal
bone metastases
bone metastases in kids
bone morphogenetic protein
bone morphogenetic proteins
bone nails
bone of contention
bone oil
bone phosphate
bone plate
bone plates
bone reflex
bone regeneration
bone remodeling (current term)
bone resorption
bone scan
bone scan: falsely negative metastases
bone sclerosis
bone sensibility
bone spavin
bone structure
bone structures
bone substitutes
bone tissue
bone transplantation
bone tumour
bone up
bone wax

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