condensing osteitis

osteitis /os·te·itis/ (os″te-i´tis) inflammation of bone.

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condensing osteitis  osteitis with hard deposits of earthy salts in affected bone.

osteitis defor´mans  rarefying osteitis resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass, which may lead to bowing of long bones and deformation of flat bones; when the bones of the skull are affected, deafness may result. Called also Paget's disease of bone.

osteitis fibro´sa cys´tica , osteitis fibro´sa cys´tica generalisa´ta, osteitis fibro´sa osteoplas´tica rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones, due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperparathyroidism.

osteitis fragi´litans  osteogenesis imperfecta.

osteitis fungo´sa  chronic osteitis in which the haversian canals are dilated and filled with granulation tissue.

parathyroid osteitis  o. fibrosa cystica.

sclerosing osteitis 

1. sclerosing nonsuppurative osteomyelitis.

2. condensing o.

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con·dens·ing osteitis (kn-dnsng)

n.

See sclerosing osteitis.

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condensing osteitis,

n See osteitis, condensing.

condensor

n an instrument used in filling a root canal to compress the filling material in a lateral direction.