hyperostosisn.
/ˌhʌɪpərɒˈstəʊsɪs/ Pathology and Physiology.
An overgrowth or increase of bony tissue; hypertrophy of bone; an outgrowth of bone from a bone; exostosis.
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exostosis1804
osthexy1822
hyperostosis1835
parostosis1868
rider's bone1870
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 745/2 Cases of hyperostosis in which there is a uniform deposit of bone.
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. ix. 384 Hyperostosis of the bony meatus.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 117 When the hyperostoses are large they remain in a modified form.
Derivatives
hyperostotic adj. /haɪpəˈrɒtɪk/ affected with hyperostosis.
/haɪpəˈrɒtɪk/ affected with hyperostosis.ΘΚΠ
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osthectic1822
hyperostotic1867
parostotic1870
parosteal1875
1867 J. B. Davis Thes. Craniorum 127 This..skull is heavy and hyperostotic, and connected with this state there is a premature closure of the sutures.
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