单词 | pseudofracture |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudofracture pseudofracture n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌfraktʃə/ , U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌfræk(t)ʃər/ Medicine (originally) a line of radiolucency in the cortex of a bone, seen esp. in various metabolic bone diseases; (later also) any lesion or artefactual finding resembling a fracture in an X-ray or radionuclide scan.ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [noun] > defect in bone pseudofracture1930 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 24 31/1 Fromme considers the point of involvement of those spontaneous pseudofractures to be about 1 inch below the epiphyseal line. 1976 Gordan & Vaughan Clin. Managem. Osteoporoses vii. 80 The pathognomonic x-ray finding of osteomalacia is the presence of bilateral symmetrical pseudofractures. 1995 Ann. Nuclear Med. 9 29 Initial bone scintigrams showed..focal areas of intense uptake due to pseudofractures reminiscent of bone metastases. < as lemmas |
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