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hereditary multiple exostoses(medicine)
exostoses, multiple hereditary(medicine)
Exostoses(medicine)
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appliance(dictionary)
Appliance(medicine)

exostoses, multiple hereditary (medicine) and edgewise appliance (medicine)


exostoses, multiple hereditary (medicine)


exostoses, multiple hereditary
Hereditary disorder transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene and characterised by multiple exostoses (multiple osteochondromas) near the ends of long bones. The genetic abnormality results in a defect in the osteoclastic activity at the metaphyseal ends of the bone during the remodeling process in childhood or early adolescence. The metaphyses develop benign, bony outgrowths often capped by cartilage. A small number undergo neoplastic transformation.


edgewise appliance (medicine)


edgewise appliance


A fixed, multibanded orthodontic appliance using an attachment bracket the slot of which receives a rectangular archwire horizontally, which gives precise control of tooth movement in all three planes of space.