hyperostosis en · NOUN
Etymology
From hyper- + ostosis.
Meanings
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An excessive growth or thickening of bone.
In the bibliometric survey, the overwhelming majority of stress indicator studies focused on one or more of the following: porotic hyperostosis (PH, usually in the orbital roofs but sometimes also in the cranial vault), […]
2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyperostoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
Relateds
endostosis · osteosis · exostosis · ectostosis
Translations (3)
it iperostosi (an excessive growth or thickening of bone) · cmn 骨質增生 /骨质增生 (an excessive growth or thickening of bone) · ga hipearostóis (an excessive growth or thickening of bone)