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hyperostosis

hyperostosis

1 9.9
An unusual thickening of bone that makes bones bigger
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpəroʊˈstoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiperostosis
  • Studies show that hyperostosis may complicate surgical procedures due to the increased bone volume.
  • skeletal hyperostosis
  • idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
  • diffuse skeletal hyperostosis

Examples

  • According to anatomists who exhumed his bones, the procedure caused hyperostosis frontalis interna, or a thickening of the cranial vault, usually associated with postmenopausal women, that can cause behavioral and psychiatric issues.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Right-sided frontal hyperostosis could not be ruled out in the differential diagnosis.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Figures 1 to 8 show diffuse skeletal hyperostosis about several joints.

    Academic text (2004)
  • They frequently produce hyperostosis and bone thickening, but usually without the bone erosion that glomus jugulare tumors display.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a disease entity that was first described by Forestier and Rotes-Querol in 1950.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The presentation of DISH, on initial inspection, appears to have characteristics similar to OA. However, the hyperostosis that occurs with DISH does not cause degenerative processes within a joint, nor does it involve vertebral disc collapse, sclerosis, and joint space narrowing of the spine.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The doctor explained that hyperostosis can lead to painful joint stiffness and reduced mobility.

  • In veterinary medicine, hyperostosis is commonly observed in certain dog breeds, often resulting in bone deformities.

How Bone-Forming

hyperostosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9
osteogenesis
  • Specialized
3 7.4

Surface Forms

hyperostosis singular
hyperostoses plural

Morphology

hyperostosis = hyper + ost + osis

Although the term is formally analyzable as hyper- + ost- + -osis, its medical combining forms are unlikely to be known by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Hyperostosis breaks into hyper- 'over', osteo- 'bone', and -osis 'condition', so it literally means a condition of 'too much bone'. That's why hyperostosis refers to an abnormal thickening or extra growth of bone tissue.