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Vertebroplasty

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009220

A procedure used to repair a bone in the spine that has a break caused by cancer, osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density), or trauma. Bone cement is injected into the broken bone to make it stronger.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009220
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009220",
  "term": "Vertebroplasty",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure used to repair a bone in the spine that has a break caused by cancer, osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density), or trauma. Bone cement is injected into the broken bone to make it stronger.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vertebroplasty/"
}

Record 17,201 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.