rarefaction
noun
the act or process of rarefying.
rarefactive
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a word derived from
rarefaction.
Example Sentences
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The porous condition of the bone, which is here shown, is a result of a rarefying or rarefactive ostitis.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
A piece of bone undergoing rarefactive ostitis is redder than normal, and the openings of the Haversian canals are distinctly increased in size.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
Changes in the Bone.—The changes occurring in the bone are essentially those of a rarefactive ostitis.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
Treatment.—We have seen from the pathology of this disease that it may commence either as a rarefactive ostitis, or as a synovitis and tenositis in connection with the bursa.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
The erosion of the cartilage on its central ridge is most marked, and the porous appearance of the bone thus uncovered points to the existence within it of a rarefactive ostitis.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
