Hyperossified

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Ossified to an abnormal extent.

    "This applies especially to the massive, hyperossified skull in which the maxilla is sutured posteriorly with the quadratojugal-quadrate, and the supratemporal opening is much reduced in size."

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"This applies especially to the massive, hyperossified skull in which the maxilla is sutured posteriorly with the quadratojugal-quadrate, and the supratemporal opening is much reduced in size."

Etymology

From hyper- + ossified.

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