hyperostosis frontalis interna

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 fron·ta·lis in·ter·na (frn-tls n-tûrn)

n.

The abnormal deposition of bone on the frontal bone of the skull; it most commonly affects women and is seen in Morgagni's syndrome.

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hyperostosis frontalis interna,

thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, which may be associated with hirsutism and obesity. It most commonly affects women near menopause. It is thought to be a generalized disorder of bone metabolism and may cause neuropsychologic sequelae. Also called Morel's syndrome.

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hyperostosis [hi″per-os-to´sis]

excessive growth of bony tissue. adj., adj hyperostot´ic.

frontal internal hyperostosis (hyperostosis fronta´lis inter´na) a new formation of bone tissue protruding in patches on the internal surface of the cranial bones in the frontal region, most commonly affecting women near menopause.

generalized cortical hyperostosis a hereditary disorder beginning during puberty, marked by osteosclerosis of the skull, mandible, clavicles, ribs, and diaphyses of long bones, associated with elevated blood alkaline phosphatase.

infantile cortical hyperostosis a syndrome seen in infants under six months of age, marked by fever, arthralgias, and swelling and cortical thickening of facial, trunk, and long bones. Called also Caffey's disease.

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hyperostosis frontalis interna

Morgagni-Stewart-Morell syndrome A form of osteopetrosis more common in middle-aged ♀, associated with obesity, hirsutism, fatigue, hemiplegia and hemiparesis; HFI affects cranial bones, structurally compromising the hypophysis–causing dysmenorrhea, virilism, hirsutism, diabetes insipidus, and glucose intolerance, and cranial nerve foramina–causing vertigo, tinnitus, anosmia, and visual defects