"hyperostosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hyperostoses [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + ostosis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|ostosis}} hyper- + ostosis Head templates: {{en-noun|hyperostoses}} hyperostosis (plural hyperostoses)
  1. (medicine) An excessive growth or thickening of bone. Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Related terms: ectostosis, endostosis, exostosis, osteosis Translations (an excessive growth or thickening of bone): hipearostóis [feminine] (Irish), iperostosi [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-hyperostosis-en-noun-vuB0tuDk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper- Topics: medicine, sciences

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