Melorheostosis

Introduction: Melorheostosis

Description of Melorheostosis

Melorheostosis (medical condition): A rare bone disorder involving overgrowth of the outer layer of bone in a...more »

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Melorheostosis: A form of osteosclerosis or hyperostosis extending in a linear track through one of the long bones of an extremity, and consisting of proliferated ivory-like new bone. "Melo-" is from the Greek, limb and "-rheostosis" refers to streaks (rheo- from the Greek, flow), in the bones. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

Melorheostosis: A form of osteosclerosis or hyperostosis extending in a linear track through one of the long bones of an extremity, and consisting of proliferated ivory-like new bone. "Melo-" is from the Greek, limb and "-rheostosis" refers to streaks (rheo- from the Greek, flow), in the bones. (Dorland, 27th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Melorheostosis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Melorheostosis:

• Form
• Osteosclerosis
• Hyperostosis
• Linear
• Long
• Bones
• Bones disease
• Bones disorder
• Extremity
• Extremity pain (31 causes)

Melorheostosis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Melorheostosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Melorheostosis, or a subtype of Melorheostosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Melorheostosis as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Melorheostosis as a Disease

Melorheostosis (medical condition): See Melorheostosis (disease information).
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Melorheostosis: Related Diseases

Melorheostosis: Melorheostosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions

More information on medical condition: Melorheostosis:

• Information about Melorheostosis
• Basic Summary for Melorheostosis
• Symptoms of Melorheostosis

Terms associated with Melorheostosis:

Terms Similar to Melorheostosis:

• Candle bones disease
• Candle wax disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Melorheostosis of Leri

Source - NIH

Broader terms for Melorheostosis

• Osteosclerosis

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Melorheostosis

The following list attempts to classify Melorheostosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Bone Diseases
    • Bone Diseases, Developmental
      • Osteochondrodysplasias
        • Osteosclerosis
          • Melorheostosis

External links related to: Melorheostosis

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• OMIM - MELORHEOSTOSIS
• melorheostosis

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