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adjective
MedicineOf a medical condition affecting the bones: present at various sites; affecting several or many bones. Especially in "polyostotic fibrous dysplasia", a feature of McCune–Albright syndrome.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in American Journal of Surgery. From poly- + ancient Greek ὀστο-, combining form of ὀστέον bone + -otic.
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