hyperostosis

[ hahy-per-o-stoh-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər ɒˈstoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

abnormal development of bony tissue.

Origin of hyperostosis

First recorded in 1825–35; hyper- + ostosis

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperostosis

hy·per·os·tot·ic [hahy-per-o-stot-ik] /ˌhaɪ pər ɒˈstɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hyperostosis

hyperosmolality, hyperosmolarity, hyperosmotic, hyperosteogeny, hyperosteoidosis, hyperostosis, hyperostosis corticalis deformans, hyperostosis frontalis interna, hyperostotic spondylosis, hyperovaria, hyperovarianism

Example sentences from the Web for hyperostosis

  • When there is hyperostosis and sclerosis, the shaft appears denser and broader than normal, and the contour is uneven or wavy.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for hyperostosis

hyperostosis
/ (ˌhaɪpərɒˈstəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz) pathol

an abnormal enlargement of the outer layer of a bone
a bony growth arising from the root of a tooth or from the surface of a bone

Derived forms of hyperostosis

hyperostotic (ˌhaɪpərɒˈstɒtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for hyperostosis

hyperostosis
[ hī′pər-ŏ-stō′sĭs ]

n. pl. hy•per•os•to•ses (-sēz)

Excessive or abnormal thickening or growth of bone tissue.
exostosis

Other words from hyperostosis

hy′per•os•tot′ic (-ŏ-stŏt′ĭk) adj.