Hyperostosis

What do we mean by hyperostosis?

Excessive or abnormal thickening or growth of bone tissue. noun

A morbid outgrowth of bone from a bone. noun

An overgrowth of bone; a normal (not morbid) exostosis or increase of bony tissue. noun

An excessive growth or thickening of bone noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word hyperostosis. Define hyperostosis, hyperostosis synonyms, hyperostosis pronunciation, hyperostosis translation, English dictionary definition of hyperostosis.

Words that are spelled similarly to hyperostosis:
hyperostosis, hyperostoses, hyperostotic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hyperostosis:
cortical, porotic, skeletal, idiopathic, infantile, diffuse, cranial, endosteal, reactive, periosteal, sternocostoclavicular, frontal, generalized, bony, senile, internal, vertebral, spinal, extensive, familial, marked, calvarial, dense, spongy, benign, slight, irregular, severe, massive, progressive, symmetrical, sternoclavicular, healed, minimal, adjacent, sphenoid, retinoid, induced, meningiomatous, lnfantile, cervical, interstitial, subperiosteal, orbital, focal, bilateral, craniofacial, clavicular, postinfantile, sclerotic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hyperostosis:
syndrome, osteitis.

Words that sound like hyperostosis:
hypostasis, high priestess, hyperidrosis, hyperhydrosis, keratosis, superstitious, cytosis, cypresses, sarcoidosis, cypress sedge.