leontiasis

American  

[lee-uhn-tahy-uh-sis] / ˌli ənˈtaɪ ə sɪs /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of leontiasis

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

Example Sentences

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

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

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

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis