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Osteitis Deformans MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Osteitis Deformans
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.692
Unique ID
D010001
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010001
Scope Note
A disease marked by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair, resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass. The resultant architecture of the bone assumes a mosaic pattern in which the fibers take on a haphazard pattern instead of the normal parallel symmetry.
Entry Term(s)
Osseous Paget's Disease
Paget Disease of Bone
Paget Disease, Bone
Paget's Disease of Bone
NLM Classification #
WE 250
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Osteitis Deformans Preferred
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