See Also: diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis(medicine)
hyperostosis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal(medicine)
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis(health)
Crocidolite(health)
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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (health) and crocidolite (sh)


Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (health)


Abbreviated as DISH. A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine and commonly associated with inflammation (tendinitis) and calcification of the tendons at their attachments points to bone. Because areas of the spine and tendons can become inflamed, antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such ibuprofen can be helpful in both relieving pain and inflammation.





crocidolite (sh)




or blue asbestos

Gray-blue to green, highly fibrous (asbestiform) form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite.

It has higher tensile strength than chrysotile asbestos. The major commercial source is South Africa, where it occurs in Precambrian banded-iron formations; it is also found in Australia and Bolivia.