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hyperostosis

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(-äs tō′sis)

noun pl. hyperostoses

an abnormal increase or thickening of bone tissue

Origin: ModL < hyper- + ostosis

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hyperostotic adjective

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noun pl. hy·per·os·to·ses (-sēz)

Excessive or abnormal thickening or growth of bone tissue.

Origin:

Origin: hyper-

Origin: + ost(eo)-

Origin: + -osis

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hyˌper·os·totˈic (-ŏ-stŏtˈĭk) adjective

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