pycnodysostosis

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noun

A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

OriginAncient Greek πυκνός →
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Meanings

nounpycnodysostosis (countable and uncountable, plural pycnodysostoses)

plural pycnodysostoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπυκνός“dense”
  2. Englishpycnodysostosis

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).

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

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