{"id":115288,"date":"2021-06-28T08:14:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T08:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=115288"},"modified":"2023-07-07T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T10:35:29","slug":"bone-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/bone-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Bone age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Age determined by comparison of a person\u2019s bone development, as shown on X rays, with that of average persons of the same chronological age.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An estimate of biological age based on radiological studies of the developmental stage of ossification centers of the long bones of the extremities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Bone age serves as a means to evaluate the physical maturation of children by assessing their skeletal development. 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