Usually means: Excessive growth of bone tissue.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. hyperostosis: Merriam-Webster
  2. hyperostosis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hyperostosis: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hyperostosis: Wordnik
  5. hyperostosis: Wiktionary
  6. hyperostosis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. hyperostosis: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. hyperostosis: Dictionary.com
  9. Hyperostosis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. hyperostosis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hyperostosis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. hyperostosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hyperostosis: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Specific Diseases/Disorders (No longer online)
  7. hyperostosis: Medical dictionary
  8. Hyperostosis: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hyperostosis)

noun:  (medicine) An excessive growth or thickening of bone.

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