pachyostosis

As nouns the difference between terms and pachyostosis

is that terms is while pachyostosis is a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.

As nouns the difference between vertebra and pachyostosis

is that vertebra is vertebra while pachyostosis is a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.

As nouns the difference between rib and pachyostosis

is that rib is any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum while pachyostosis is a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.

As a verb rib

is to shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

As a proper noun bone

is (historical) a city in eastern algeria, now known as annaba.

As a noun pachyostosis is

a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.

As nouns the difference between thickening and pachyostosis

is that thickening is the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous while pachyostosis is a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae.

As a verb thickening

is (thicken).

As nouns the difference between pachyostosis and pachyosteosclerosis

is that pachyostosis is a thickening of the bones of the ribs and vertebrae while pachyosteosclerosis is pachyostosis combined with thickening of the trabecular bone.