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ALBRIGHT'S DISEASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Albright's disease mean?
• ALBRIGHT'S DISEASE (noun)
The noun ALBRIGHT'S DISEASE has 1 sense:
1. fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
Familiarity information: ALBRIGHT'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Albright's disease; polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Hypernyms ("Albright's disease" is a kind of...):
fibrous dysplasia of bone (a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions)
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