polyostoticadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪəʊˈstɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑlioʊˈstɑdɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: poly- comb. form, Greek ὀστο- , -otic suffix.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + ancient Greek ὀστο-, combining form of ὀστέον bone (see osteo- comb. form) + -otic suffix.

Medicine.

Of a medical condition affecting the bones: present at various sites; affecting several or many bones. Esp. in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, a feature of McCune–Albright syndrome.

ΚΠ

1937 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 38 276 A disease may be polyostotic without being generalized.

1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 89 The clinical picture of McCune-Albright's syndrome became apparent, including skin pigmentation, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, and sexual precocity.

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxxi. 806 Polyostotic bone cysts associated with fibrous dysplasia have been reported, in which the disease is thought to be inherited.

2004 Jrnl. Amer. Acad. Orthopaedic Surgeons 12 305 Fibrous dysplasia is a developmental disorder of bone that can present in a monostotic or polyostotic form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyostotic
释义	polyostoticadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪəʊˈstɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑlioʊˈstɑdɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: poly- comb. form, Greek ὀστο- , -otic suffix. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + ancient Greek ὀστο-, combining form of ὀστέον bone (see osteo- comb. form) + -otic suffix. Medicine. Of a medical condition affecting the bones: present at various sites; affecting several or many bones. Esp. in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, a feature of McCune–Albright syndrome. ΚΠ 1937 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 38 276 A disease may be polyostotic without being generalized. 1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 89 The clinical picture of McCune-Albright's syndrome became apparent, including skin pigmentation, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, and sexual precocity. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. cxxi. 806 Polyostotic bone cysts associated with fibrous dysplasia have been reported, in which the disease is thought to be inherited. 2004 Jrnl. Amer. Acad. Orthopaedic Surgeons 12 305 Fibrous dysplasia is a developmental disorder of bone that can present in a monostotic or polyostotic form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1937
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