POLYOSTOTIC FIBROUS DYSPLASIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polyostotic fibrous dysplasia mean? 

• POLYOSTOTIC FIBROUS DYSPLASIA (noun)
  The noun POLYOSTOTIC FIBROUS DYSPLASIA has 1 sense:

1. fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones

  Familiarity information: POLYOSTOTIC FIBROUS DYSPLASIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYOSTOTIC FIBROUS DYSPLASIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Albright's disease; polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Hypernyms ("polyostotic fibrous dysplasia" is a kind of...):

fibrous dysplasia of bone (a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions)