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hyperosteogeny

[ hahy-per-os-tee-oj-uh-nee ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˌɒs tiˈɒdʒ ə ni /

noun Pathology.

excessive bone development.

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Origin of hyperosteogeny

hyper- + osteo- + -geny

Words nearby hyperosteogeny

hyperorthocytosis, hyperosmia, hyperosmolality, hyperosmolarity, hyperosmotic, hyperosteogeny, hyperosteoidosis, hyperostosis, hyperostosis corticalis deformans, hyperostosis frontalis interna, hyperostotic spondylosis
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