Bone Hypertrophy:

Terms Related to Bone Hypertrophy

• Carpal Bone

  The eight bones of the wrist: capitate bone, hamate bone, lunate bone (SEMILUNAR BONE), pisiform bone, SCAPHOID BONE, trapezium bone, trapezoid bone and triquetral bone.

• Exostosis

  Benign hypertrophy that projects outward from the surface of bone, often containing a cartilaginous component.

• Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy

  A myocardial disease characterized by hypertrophy, involving mainly the interventricular septum, interfering with left ventricular emptying.

• Cardiac Hypertrophy

  Hypertrophy or enlargement of the heart.

• Klippel Trenaunay Disease

  A rare condition usually affecting one extremity, characterized by hypertrophy of the bone and related soft tissues, large cutaneous hemangiomas, persistent nevus flammeus, and skin ...

• Bone Demineralization Technique

  Removal of mineral constituents or salts from bone or bone tissue. Demineralization is used as a method of studying bone strength and bone chemistry.