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

osteanagenesis
osteanaphysis
ostectomy
Osteichthyes
ostein
osteitic
osteitic
osteitides
osteitis
osteitis
osteitis condensans ilii
osteitis deformans
osteitis deformans
osteitis fibrosa
osteitis fibrosa circumscripta
osteitis fibrosa cystica (current term)
osteitis fibrosa disseminata
osteitis pubis
osteler
ostembryon
ostemia
ostempyesis
ostend
ostensibility
ostensible
ostensible
ostensibly
ostensibly
ostension
ostensive

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