Medical Definition of Osteitis fibrosa cystica

1. Rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts, and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones. It is due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica

ostealgic
osteanagenesis
osteanaphysis
ostectomy
osteectomy
osteichthyan
osteichthyans
ostein
osteitic
osteitides
osteitis
osteitis condensans ilii
osteitis deformans
osteitis fibrosa circumscripta
osteitis fibrosa cystica (current term)
osteitis fibrosa disseminata
osteler
ostembryon
ostemia
ostempyesis
ostend
ostended
ostending
ostends
ostensibility
ostensible
ostensibly
ostension

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