NOUN
- defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
How To Use osteodystrophy In A Sentence
- When dialysis is use for treatment, calcium is added to the dialysate to correct for hypocalcemia and to prevent renal osteodystrophy.
- Indications for parathyroidectomy included renal osteodystrophy, pruritus, muscle weakness, bone fracture, and ectopic calcification.
- Indications for parathyroidectomy included renal osteodystrophy, pruritus, muscle weakness, bone fracture, and ectopic calcification.