osteogenesis imperfecta

noun

A hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.

Similar
brittle bone diseaseglass bone diseaseOIVrolik's Syndrome
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Meanings

nounosteogenesis imperfecta (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.

    Synonyms: brittle bone disease, glass bone disease, OI, Vrolik's Syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.

Similar
brittle bone diseaseglass bone diseaseOIVrolik's Syndrome
Also see
brittle bone diseaseglass bone diseasevrolik's syndrome

Translations

Catalan osteogènesi imperfecta
  • osteogènesi imperfectadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Chinese Mandarin 成骨不全症
  • 成骨不全症 (chéng gǔ bùquán zhèng)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Dutch brozebottenziekte
  • brozebottenziektedisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
French ostéogenèse imparfaite
  • ostéogenèse imparfaitedisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
German Osteogenesis imperfecta, Glasknochenkrankheit
  • Osteogenesis imperfectadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
  • Glasknochenkrankheitdisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Greek ατελής οστεογένεση, οστεοψαθύρωση
  • ατελής οστεογένεση (atelís osteogénesi)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
  • οστεοψαθύρωση (osteopsathýrosi)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Hindi आस्टियोजेनेसिस इम्परफेक्टा
  • आस्टियोजेनेसिस इम्परफेक्टा (āsṭiyojenesis imparphekṭā)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Italian osteogenesi imperfetta
  • osteogenesi imperfettadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Japanese 骨形成不全症
  • 骨形成不全症 (kotsukeiseifuzen-shō)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Korean 골형성부전증
  • 골형성부전증 (golhyeongseongbujeonjeung)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Polish wrodzona łamliwość kości
  • wrodzona łamliwość kościdisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Portuguese osteogénese imperfeita, osteogênese imperfeita
  • osteogénese imperfeitadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
  • osteogênese imperfeitadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Russian несоверше́нный остеогене́з
  • несоверше́нный остеогене́з (nesoveršénnyj osteogenéz)disease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Spanish osteogénesis imperfecta, osteogenia imperfecta
  • osteogénesis imperfectadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
  • osteogenia imperfectadisease characterized by bones that easily fracture
Cite this entry
APA

osteogenesis imperfecta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteogenesis%20imperfecta

MLA

“osteogenesis imperfecta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteogenesis%20imperfecta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteogenesis imperfecta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteogenesis%20imperfecta.

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