osteodystrophy
/ˌɒstɪəʊˈdɪstrəfi/Medicine and Veterinary Med.
noun
Any of a diverse group of disorders characterized by generalized or localized abnormality in the structure of bone; especially that caused by hyperparathyroidism (also called osteitis fibrosa, osteitis fibrosa cystica).
- renal osteodystrophy: osteodystrophy resulting from secondary hyperparathyroidism and abnormal vitamin D metabolism in chronic renal failure..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Experimental Medicine. From osteo- + dystrophy, after German Osteodystrophia.
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