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Melorheostosis
Melorheostosis is a medical developmental disorder and mesenchymal in which the bony cortex widens and becomes hyperdense in a sclerotomal distribution. The condition ends in childhood and is characterized by thickening of the bones. Pain is a frequent symptom and the bone can have the appearance of dripping candle wax.
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