Wolff's law

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Etymology[edit]

Developed by the German anatomist and surgeon Julius Wolff (1836–1902).

Proper noun[edit]

Wolff's law

  1. The rule that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed, becoming stronger to resist that sort of loading.
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