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hyperosteoidosis

hyperosteoidosis noun: excessive formation of osteoid (especially in rickets).

Noun

hyperosteoidosis (plural hyperosteoidoses)

  1. Excessive formation of osteoid (especially in rickets)
    • Conversely, mutation in BMP1 —an enzyme that cleaves C-propeptide off procollagen—also results in a decrease in collagen maturation, hyperosteoidosis and hypermineralization (Hoyer-Kuhn et al., 2013 ).2015 August 21, Svetlana V. Komarova et al., “Mathematical model for bone mineralization”, in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, volume 3, →DOI

Forms of hyperosteoidosis

pluralhyperosteoidoses

Origin of hyperosteoidosis

From hyper- + osteoidosis.

Questions about hyperosteoidosis

What does hyperosteoidosis mean?
Hyperosteoidosis means excessive formation of osteoid (especially in rickets).
What part of speech is hyperosteoidosis?
Hyperosteoidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperosteoidosis?
The plural of hyperosteoidosis is hyperosteoidoses.

Words near hyperosteoidosis in the dictionary

  1. hyperossification
  2. hyperossifications
  3. hyperossified
  4. hyperosteoclastogenesis
  5. hyperosteogeny
  6. hyperosteoidosis
  7. hyperosteosis
  8. hyperostoses
  9. hyperostosis
  10. hyperostotic
  11. hyperoval

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