hyperostosis

hyperostosis
noun (plural hyperostoses) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1836 excessive growth or thickening of bone tissue • hyperostotic adjective

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  • hyperostosis — [hī΄pəräs tō′sis] n. pl. hyperostoses [hī΄pər äs tō′sēz΄] [ModL < HYPER + OSTOSIS] an abnormal increase or thickening of bone tissue hyperostotic [hī΄pər ästät′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Hyperostosis — Overgrowth of bone. Hyperostosis is a nonspecific term that does not refer to any particular condition. * * * 1. Hypertrophy of bone. 2. SYN: exostosis. [hyper + G. osteon, bone, + osis, condition] ankylosing h. SYN: diffuse idiopathic skeletal h …   Medical dictionary

  • Hyperostosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30719 ICD10 = ICD10|M|85|8|m|80 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D015576Hyperostosis is an excessive growth of bone. It may lead to exostosis. It… …   Wikipedia

  • hyperostosis — n. excessive enlargement of the outer layer of a bone. The condition is harmless and is usually recognized as an incidental finding on X ray. It commonly affects the frontal bone of the skull (hyperostosis frontalis). Infantile cortical… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Hyperostosis — kaulinio audinio vešėjimas statusas T sritis gyvūnų raida, augimas, ontogenezė, embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Hyperostosis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaulo išauga sinonimas – hiperostozė …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

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  • hyperostosis cranii — hyperostosis involving the cranial bones …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperostosis frontalis interna — frontal internal hyperostosis thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, which may be associated with hypertrichosis and obesity; it most commonly affects women near menopause. Called also Morel syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperostosis — excessive or abnormal thickening of bone. This is really a relative term as strongly developed and thickened bones occur in fishes naturally and contrast with the usual thinner bones, e.g. in the cranium of grunts (Haemulidae) and croakers… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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