osteosclerosis

[os-tee-oh-skli-roh-sis]

os·te·o·scle·ro·sis

[os-tee-oh-skli-roh-sis]
noun Pathology.
abnormal hardening and increase in density of bone.

Origin:
1855–60; osteo- + sclerosis

os·te·o·scle·rot·ic [os-tee-oh-skli-rot-ik] , adjective
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Osteosclerosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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osteosclerosis os·te·o·scle·ro·sis (ŏs'tē-ō-sklə-rō'sĭs)
n.
Abnormal hardening of bone or bone marrow.


os'te·o·scle·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj.

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