Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperosteoidosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-os-teoido-sis
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive formation of osteoid (especially in rickets)

Example Sentences

"Conversely, mutation in BMP1 —an enzyme that cleaves C-propeptide off procollagen—also results in a decrease in collagen maturation, hyperosteoidosis and hypermineralization (Hoyer-Kuhn et al., 2013 )."

Etymology

From hyper- + osteoidosis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

hyperosteoidoses (plural)

Questions

What does hyperosteoidosis mean?: Excessive formation of osteoid (especially in rickets)
Where does hyperosteoidosis come from?: From hyper- + osteoidosis.

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