osteosclerosis

osteosclerosis
osteosclerotic /os'tee oh skli rot"ik/, adj.
/os'tee oh skli roh"sis/, n. Pathol.
abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.
[1855-60; OSTEO- + SCLEROSIS]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Osteosclerosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M85.8, Q77.4 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • osteosclerosis — f. anat. patol. Aumento anormal de la densidad del hueso. Medical Dictionary. 2011. osteosclerosis esclerosis …   Diccionario médico

  • Osteosclerosis — Os te*o*scle*ro sis, n. [NL.; osteo + sclerosis.] Abnormal hardness and density of bone. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • osteosclerosis frágil — Véase osteopetrosis. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • osteosclerosis frágil congénita — Véase osteopoiquilosis. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • osteosclerosis — noun An increase in bone density …   Wiktionary

  • osteosclerosis — Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone. [osteo + G. sklerosis, hardness] * * * os·teo·scle·ro·sis sklə rō səs n, pl ro·ses .sēz abnormal hardening of bone or of bone marrow * * * n. an abnormal increase in the density of bone, as a result of …   Medical dictionary

  • osteosclerosis — n. condition characterized by hardening or abnormal density of the bones (Pathology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • osteosclerosis — os·teo·sclerosis …   English syllables

  • osteosclerosis — n. an abnormal increase in the density of bone, as a result of poor blood supply, chronic infection, or tumour. The affected bone is more opaque to X rays than normal bone. See also: osteopetrosis …   The new mediacal dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”