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(medicine) An abnormal buildup of metallic debris in the body occurring when metallic components in medical implants undergo corrosion..
Sometimes, although a metal splinter is present in the bulb, there are reasons to believe that metallosis is not bound to develop.
Clinical effects stem from metallosis in tissues around the corroding implant.
Buchert et al reported metallosis associated with the failure of two undersized, porous-coated Austin Moore prostheses and suggested that the metallosis occurred because of fretting between the substrate and the loose beads.
Intercellular and intracellular deposition of corrosion products is referred to as metallosis.
Serial electroretinograms should be considered for retained metallic foreign bodies to evaluate for toxic metallosis.
Use metallosis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metallosis means (medicine) An abnormal buildup of metallic debris in the body occurring when metallic components in medical implants undergo corrosion..
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Sometimes, although a metal splinter is present in the bulb, there are reasons to believe that metallosis is not bound to develop.
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