hyperostosis corticalis generalisata

hyperostosis /hy·per·os·to·sis/ (-os-to´sis) hypertrophy of bone.hyperostot´ic

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hyperostosis cortica´lis defor´mans juveni´lis  an inherited disorder of limb fractures and bowing, thickening of skull bones, osteoporosis, and elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase and urinary hydroxyproline.

hyperostosis cortica´lis generalisa´ta  a hereditary disorder beginning during puberty, marked chiefly by osteosclerosis of the skull, mandible, clavicles, ribs, and diaphyses of long bones, associated with elevated blood alkaline phosphatase.

hyperostosis cra´nii  hyperostosis involving the cranial bones.

hyperostosis fronta´lis inter´na  thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, which may be associated with hypertrichosis and obesity, most commonly affecting women near menopause.

infantile cortical hyperostosis  a disease of young infants, with soft tissue swelling over affected bones, fever, irritability, and periods of remission and exacerbation.

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hyperostosis corticalis generalisata

Generalized cortical hyperostosis, see there, aka Van Buchem's disease