Osteitis Deformans (Noun)
Meaning
A disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor specialized in treating patients with osteitis deformans, helping them manage the disease and its painful symptoms.
- Researchers studied the genetic predispositions of individuals suffering from osteitis deformans, a bone disease often misdiagnosed.
- Following an extensive medical evaluation, John was diagnosed with osteitis deformans and promptly started on treatment.
- Jane was dealing with an onslaught of physical symptoms and went through years of different tests and false leads until they were eventually confirmed with an osteitis deformans diagnosis.
- Living with osteitis deformans led Kate to struggle not just physically, but emotionally too.