Disease or Syndrome
acro-osteolysis
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases, Developmental; Osteolysis
Definitions related to acro-osteolysis:
  • (acroosteolysis) A condition that is characterized by degeneration of the distal phalanges.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A condition with congenital and acquired forms causing recurrent ulcers in the fingers and toes. The congenital form exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance; the acquired form is found in workers who handle VINYL CHLORIDE. When acro-osteolysis is accompanied by generalized OSTEOPOROSIS and skull deformations, it is called HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (osteolytic defects of the phalanges of the hand) Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue of the phalanges of the hand.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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