Hyperostosis corticalis deformans
hyperostosis corticalis deformans hyperostosis cor·ti·ca·lis de·for·mans (kôr’tĭ-kā’lĭs dē-fôr’mānz’)
n.
A hereditary disorder marked by irregular thickening of skull and bone cortex with thickening and widening of the shafts of long bones and elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase.
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