Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive or abnormal thickening or growth of bone tissue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid outgrowth of bone from a bone.
- noun An overgrowth of bone; a normal (not morbid) exostosis or increase of bony tissue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine An excessive growth or thickening of
bone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hyperostosis.
Examples
-
Porotic hyperostosis is a skeletal sign of iron deficiency, which is different than osteoporosis.
Nutrition and health in agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
-
The classic sign of iron-deficiency anemia presents as a couple of conditions seen in the skull called porotic hyperostosis and cribra orbitalia.
Nutrition and health in agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
-
One striking finding was that 41 percent of the adults had a pathological condition called porotic hyperostosis, an abnormal porosity or sponginess of the bones—especially those of the skull—which is typical of anemic malaria sufferers.
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
-
The researchers suggest that diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is an idiopathic disease characterized by the ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament of vertebra and some of the extraspinal ligaments.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
A geriatric patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
A geriatric patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
The patient was diagnosed as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common but often unrecognized systemic disorder observed mainly in elderly people.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
The patient was diagnosed as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common but often unrecognized systemic disorder observed mainly in elderly people.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.