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diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

Term ID
DOID:6652
Synonyms
  • Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis
  • DISH
  • Disseminated idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
  • Forestier disease
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Definition
A calcinosis that is the calcification or a bony hardening of ligaments in areas where they attach to your spine. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diffuse-idiopathic-skeletal-hyperostosis/DS00740
References
  • GARD:6460
  • ICD10CM:M48.1
  • ICD9CM:721.6
  • MESH:D004057
  • MIM:106400
  • NCI:C84671
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:31487001
  • UMLS_CUI:C0020498
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Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:6652 )
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