MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS (PROGRESSIVA)
\mˌa͡ɪəsˈa͡ɪtɪs ˈɒsɪfˌɪkənz pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪvə], \mˌaɪəsˈaɪtɪs ˈɒsɪfˌɪkənz pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪvə], \m_ˌaɪ_ə_s_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s ˈɒ_s_ɪ_f_ˌɪ_k_ə_n_z__ p_ɹ_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v_ə]\
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A form of m. characterized by infiltration of the intermuscular tissue, then fibrous induration, and finally true ossification. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Nearby Words
- myositides
- myositides, multiple
- myositis
- myositis fibrosa
- myositis ossificans
- myositis ossificans (progressiva)
- myositis purulenta tropica
- myositis trichinosa
- myositis, inclusion body, sporadic
- myosome
- myosotis