NOUN | state | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Narrower | Albright's disease, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia | fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones |
monostotic fibrous dysplasia | fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone | |
Broader | dysplasia | Abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth |
Spanish | displasia fibrosa | |
Catalan | displàsia fibrosa |
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