| Definition of 'osteitis deformans' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Paget's disease, osteitis deformans
a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
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| Definition of 'osteitis deformans' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. osteitis deformans
A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry.
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