osteopetrosis

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noun

A rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

Similar
marble bone diseaseAlbers-Schonberg diseasemarble bones disease
OriginAncient Greek πέτρα (pétra) ← English osteo- ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ →
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Meanings

nounosteopetrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteopetroses)

plural osteopetroses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

    Synonyms: marble bone disease, Albers-Schonberg disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

Similar
marble bone diseaseAlbers-Schonberg disease

More synonyms by meaning

nounan inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated

Similar
Albers-Schonberg diseasemarble bones disease
Broader
genetic diseasegenetic disordergenetic abnormality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Ancient Greekπέτρα (pétra)
  5. Englishosteopetrosis

From osteo- + Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + English -osis.

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Translations

Finnish osteopetroosi
  • osteopetroosihereditary disorder
French ostéopétrose
  • ostéopétrosehereditary disorder
Spanish osteopetrosis
  • osteopetrosishereditary disorder
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