bone disease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboneanddisease
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bone
noun[C or U]
uk/bəʊn/us/boʊn/
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up ...
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disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofboneanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Bisphosphonates are unique in the treatment of metastaticbonediseaseas this is a bone-targeted therapy.
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The incidence of metabolicbonedisease, neurological symptoms and nutritional deficiencies are more common in this age group and may not always be investigated thoroughly.
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This article reviews the mechanisms of bone metastasis and will discuss present and future developments for the monitoring and treatment of metastaticbonedisease.
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To assess zoledronate efficacy (combined with hormone therapy or chemotherapy) to delay bone metastasis symptoms in breast cancer patients with at least one singlebonediseaselocation.
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Even by their changing the bone environment, they have been used as adjuvant treatment in order to preventbonedisease, although this issue remains controversial to date.
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There are about 2,500 children in the country suffering from brittlebonedisease.
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She suffers from brittlebonedisease.
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The disease is more commonly known as brittlebonedisease.
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Skeletal weakness andbonediseasemay be extensive.
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Two say that the child is suffering from brittlebonediseaseand two say that they cannot be sure.
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For many, the loss is much more severe, resulting in osteoporosis, which is often known as brittlebonedisease.
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The trouble is that medical experts have no certain way of diagnosing brittlebonediseaseat an early age.
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The case is a nightmare because the medical experts cannot conclusively prove the existence of brittlebonedisease, but two experts say they are sure.
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For example, there are those who take it as a form of treatment forbonedisease; indeed, it has been prescribed as a medicinal compound.
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In more advanced stages, treatments may be required for anemia andbonedisease.
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He also as a child suffered from brittlebonedisease, tunnel vision, asthma and hyperactivity problems.
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Another large problem with giant day geckos is metabolicbonedisease.
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Accumulation of glucosylceramide causes liver and spleen enlargement, changes in the bone marrow and blood, andbonedisease.
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The use of crutches, a wheelchair or scooters are treatment options as the metabolicbonediseaseprogresses.
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The day also marks the launch of a year-long campaign to raise awareness of osteoporosis and metabolicbonedisease.
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Other major disease problems reported in zoo collections have been avian tuberculosis, gastric foreign bodies,bonedisease, and heart problems.
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With the introduction of antithyroid drugs and radioiodine in the 1940s, clinically apparent hyperthyroidbonediseasebecame less common.
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He quotes the cases of seventy children investigated of which thirty-nine were suffering from joint disease and thirty-one were suffering frombonedisease—tuberculous in both cases.
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The researchers also concluded that the damage found on the specimens in the study was often too localized to be caused bybonedisease.
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Aluminium is a potentially toxic metal, and aluminium poisoning may lead to mainly three disorders: aluminium-inducedbonedisease, microcytic anemia and neurological dysfunction (encephalopathy).
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