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Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
Thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, which may be associated with hypertrichosis and obesity. It most commonly affects women near menopause.
Entry Term(s)
Leontiasis Ossium
Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome
NLM Classification #
WE 705
Public MeSH Note
LEONTIASIS OSSIUM was heading 1963-84
Online Note
use HYPEROSTOSIS FRONTALIS INTERNA to search LEONTIASIS OSSIUM 1966-84
Thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, which may be associated with hypertrichosis and obesity. It most commonly affects women near menopause.