Diseases

Melorheostosis

A form of osteosclerosis extending in a linear track mainly through one of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.

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Abstract

A form of osteosclerosis extending in a linear track mainly through one of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.

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Synonyms

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  • Melorheostosis of Leri
  • Melorheostoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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a form of osteosclerosis

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Melorheostosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008557. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008557
  2. Melorheostosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melorheostosis
  3. Melorheostosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1127727