Disease or Syndrome
hyperostosis
[ hahy-per-o-stoh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases
Etymology:
Greek hyper = excessive + osteon = bone + -osis = condition
Definitions related to hyperostosis:
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Excessive growth or abnormal thickening of bone tissue.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Excessive thickening of bone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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