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31fibrous dysplasia — a developmental abnormality in which changes occur in bony tissue. Trabecular bone is replaced by fibrous tissue, resulting in aching and a tendency to pathological fracture. In monostotic fibrous dysplasia one bone is affected; polyostotic… …
32fibrous dysplasia of bone — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑dysplasia • Hyponyms: ↑Albright s disease, ↑polyostotic fibrous dysplasia …
33Fibrous membrane of articular capsule — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = membrana fibrosa capsulae articularis GraySubject = 68 GrayPage = 282 Caption = Diagrammatic section of a diarthrodial joint. Caption2 = Synovial joint Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …
34Fibrous dysplasia, polyostotic — A genetic disorder of bones, skin pigmentation and hormonal problems with premature sexual development. Also called McCune Albright syndrome or the Albright syndrome. In the syndrome, there is bone disease with fractures and deformity of the legs …
35fibrous cortical defect — 1. a small, asymptomatic, osteolytic, fibrous lesion occurring within the bone cortex, particularly in the metaphyseal region of long bones in childhood. When large and actively growing, it is generally termed 2. nonossifying fibroma. Called also …
36fibrous histiocytoma — 1. see benign fibrous h. and malignant fibrous h. 2. dermatofibroma …
37fibrous-rooted begonia — noun any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots • Hypernyms: ↑begonia * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a begonia with fibrous rather than rhizomatous or tuberous roots; especially : any of numerous rather… …
38Fibrous pericardium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pericardium fibrosum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are… …
39fibrous ligament — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The fibrous part of a ligament in which the conchiolin is impregnated with calcium carbonate; elastic to compression …
40fibrous plaque — Thickened area of arterial intima with accumulation of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue (collagen etc.) produced by the fat laden smooth muscle cells. Below the thickening may be free extracellular lipid and debris that, if much necrosis is …
