myositis ossificans
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Related to myositis ossificans: Myositis ossificans progressiva
myositis ossificans
[‚mī·ə′sīd·əs ä′sif·ə‚kanz] (medicine)
Muscle inflammation with bone formation in muscle, tendons, or ligaments.
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