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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Spinal Diseases > Spinal Osteophytosis

Preferred term

Spinal Osteophytosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Osteophytosis, Spinal

Note

  • coordinate with specific vertebra

Scope note

  • Outgrowth of immature bony processes or bone spurs (OSTEOPHYTE) from the VERTEBRAE, reflecting the presence of degenerative disease and calcification. It commonly occurs in cervical and lumbar SPONDYLOSIS.

History note

  • 1965

In other languages

  • selkärangan nivelrikko

    Finnish

  • fasettinivelrikko
  • määrittämätön spondyloosi
  • selkärangan artroosi
  • selkärangan osteofytoosi
  • selkärangan osteofyyttimuodostus
  • selkärankanivelrikko
  • spondyloosi
  • spondylosis
  • spondylosis non specificata
  • Spinal osteofytos

    Swedish

  • Spondylosis deformans

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013128

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