leontiasis

[lee-uhn-tahy-uh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. a lionlike facial distortion.

2. Also called leontiasis ossea. an overgrowth of the cranial and facial bones resulting in a lionlike appearance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leontiasis¹

< Greek leont-, stem of léōn lion + -iasis

Example Sentences

Closely akin to these conditions are leontiasis ossium and acromegaly, both of which are characterised by similar trophoneurotic defects.

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The disease was called "leontiasis," and consisted of an enormous over-development of bone and skin on one side.

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Diffuse Osteoma, Leontiasis Ossea.—This rare affection was described by Virchow, and named leontiasis ossea because of the disfigurement to which it gives rise.

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Megalocephaly, or as it was called by Virchow, leontiasis ossea, is due to a hypertrophic process in the bones of the cranium.

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Hypertrophy of the digits is the result of many different processes, and true hypertrophy or gigantism must be differentiated from acromegaly, elephantiasis, leontiasis, and arthritis deformans, for which distinction the reader is referred to an article by Park.

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