osteitis fibrosa cystica
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osteitis fibrosa cystica
[‚ä·stē′īd·əs ′fī·brō·sə ′sis·tə·kə] (medicine)
Generalized skeletal demineralization due to an increased rate of bone destruction resulting from hyperparathyroidism. Also known as Engel-Recklinghausen disease; osteitis fibrosa generalisata.
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