Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The excessive formation of bone-tissue in the Haversian canals and other spaces of bone, so that it becomes denser.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Abnormal hardness and density of bone.
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- noun medicine An increase in
bone density
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
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Examples
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Likewise, activating mutations of Lrp5 in mice and humans cause osteosclerosis, a high bone mass disorder resulting from increased osteoblast activity
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jochen Schulze et al. 2010
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Krm genes resulted in increased bone formation and osteosclerosis, thereby suggesting a physiological influence of Krm1 and Krm2 on bone formation with functional redundancy.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jochen Schulze et al. 2010
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Likewise, while Sost-deficient mice displayed osteosclerosis, an osteoblast-specific over-expression of
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jochen Schulze et al. 2010
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The ribs are elongate and moderately curved, with no sign of pachyostosis or osteosclerosis.
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Skeletal fluorosis often results in abnormal bone hardening and thickening (osteosclerosis) with painful and impaired neck and spine mobility, spine curvature, and/or painful lower extremities ultimately causing crippling and incapacitation, report the researchers.
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