Diseases

Hyperostosis

Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Bone Hypertrophy
  • Bone Hypertrophies
  • Hyperostoses
  • Hypertrophies, Bone
  • Hypertrophy, Bone

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Bone Diseases (1966-1989)
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental (1970-1989)
  • Bone and Bones (1966-1989)
  • Exostoses (1966-1989)
  • Exostoses, Multiple (1966-1989)
  • Hypertrophy (1966-1989)
  • Osteochondrodysplasias (1985-1989)
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing (1966-1989)

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NLM Classification

WE 225

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperostosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015576. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015576
  2. Hyperostosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperostosis
  3. Hyperostosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1632552