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hyperostosis

hyperostosis noun: an excessive growth or thickening of bone.

Noun

hyperostosis (plural hyperostoses)

  1. An excessive growth or thickening of bone.
    • In the bibliometric survey, the overwhelming majority of stress indicator studies focused on one or more of the following: porotic hyperostosis (PH, usually in the orbital roofs but sometimes also in the cranial vault), […]2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 29

hyperostosis meaning in Tamil

hyperostosis in Tamil

அதியத்தியம்

Forms of hyperostosis

pluralhyperostoses

Origin of hyperostosis

From hyper- + ostosis.

Words formed from hyperostosis

Questions about hyperostosis

What does hyperostosis mean?
Hyperostosis means an excessive growth or thickening of bone.
What is hyperostosis in Tamil?
Hyperostosis in Tamil is அதியத்தியம். See Hyperostosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hyperostosis?
Hyperostosis is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperostosis?
The plural of hyperostosis is hyperostoses.

Words near hyperostosis in the dictionary

  1. hyperosteoclastogenesis
  2. hyperosteogeny
  3. hyperosteoidosis
  4. hyperosteosis
  5. hyperostoses
  6. hyperostosis
  7. hyperostotic
  8. hyperoval
  9. hyperovals
  10. hyperovulation
  11. hyperoxalemia

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