Hyperostosis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100774
Excessive growth or abnormal thickening of bone tissue. [ HPO:probinson ]
Term info
database cross reference
- MSH:D015576
- UMLS:C0020492
- SNOMEDCT_US:13814009
- SNOMEDCT_US:203514008
comment
Hyperostosis refers to a localized bone overgrowth process (as opposed to sclerosis, which refers to a generalized disturbance with increased bone density).
created by
doelkens
creation date
2011-06-07T05:17:19Z
definition
Excessive growth or abnormal thickening of bone tissue.
has exact synonym
Bone overgrowth, Bone Hypertrophy
id
HP:0100774