See Also: parathyroid osteosis(medicine)
osteosis(medicine)
osteosis cutis(medicine)
renal fibrocystic osteosis(medicine)
osteosis eburnisans monomelica(medicine)
parathyroid(dictionary)
Parathyroid(medicine)
parathyroid insufficiency(medicine)
Parathyroid hormone(medicine)
Parathyroid glands(health)

rattly (iou) and parathyroid osteosis (medicine)


rattly (iou)



rattly adjective. ['ratli] L19.
[from RATTLE verb1 + -Y1.]
Rattling; tending to rattle.

parathyroid osteosis (medicine)


parathyroid osteosis -->
osteitis fibrosa cystica


Rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts, and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones. It is due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands.