Akademik

osteosis

1. A morbid process in bone. SYN: ostosis (1). 2. SYN: osteogenesis. [osteo- + G. -osis, condition]

- parathyroid o. SYN: osteitis fibrosa cystica.

- renal fibrocystic o. SYN: renal rickets.

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os·te·o·sis (os″te-oґsis) the formation of bony tissue, especially the infiltration of connective tissue with bone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.