Monthly Archives: August 2011

mason – friability

Posted on August 17, 2011 by jboxman

Friability is the measure of how friable an object is – meaning how readily it breaks into crumbly pieces or powder. The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary links the root of these words to that of friction, which clearly lines this concept up … Continue reading →

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bishou (na) dameeji – microdamage

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Orange Text

Here are two examples, one from Japanese and one from English, discussing microdamage accumulation in bones. From the post “アレンドロネート長期使用が大腿骨骨折に関与？” on the 井蛙内科開業医／診療録 blog: ビスホスホネートは骨代謝を抑制するため、骨の中に微小なダメージの蓄積を引き起こす可能性はあるが、ビスホスホネート使用者の骨に微小損傷の蓄積が見られるという報告はなかった。 (In addition to 微小なダメージ, 微小ダメージ is also used in the same context.) Compare this to the first … Continue reading →

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