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Descriptor English: Melorheostosis
Descriptor Spanish: Melorreostosis
Descriptor melorreostosis
Scope note: Forma de osteoesclerosis o hiperostosis que se extiende de manera lineal por uno de los huesos largos de una extremidad. Consiste en nuevo hueso ebúrneo proliferativo. Del griego, "melo-": extremidad y "-rheostosis" que alude a las líneas (rheo-, del griego, fluir) en los huesos. (Dorland, 27th ed)"
Descriptor Portuguese: Melorreostose
Descriptor French: Mélorhéostose
Entry term(s): Melorheostoses
Melorheostosis of Leri
Tree number(s): C05.116.099.708.702.593
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008557
Scope note: A form of osteosclerosis extending in a linear track mainly through one of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.
Annotation: a form of osteosclerosis
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8726
Unique ID: D008557
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Melorheostosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0013328
Scope note A form of osteosclerosis extending in a linear track mainly through one of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.
Preferred term Melorheostosis
Entry term(s) Melorheostoses
Melorheostosis of Leri



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