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Bone Age

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Bone Age [′bōn ‚āj]
(archeology)
A prehistoric period of human culture characterized by the use of implements made of bone and antler.


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A number of investigations were performed: she was found to have an advanced bone age on X-ray; somatomedin C and TSH levels were normal; and chromosome studies revealed a normal female karyotype--46XX.
Aaliyah had a bone age X-ray that showed although she is five years old, her body is of a child two years younger than that, so she still has some catching up to do and we have to wait and see how tall she will grow.
In pediatric thalassemic patients, iron overload (ferritin) is responsible for delayed bone age and defective mineralization.
 
 
 
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