marble_bones_disease (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *marble bones disease*:
NOUN	state	marble bones disease, osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease	an inherited disorder characterized by an increase / increase / increase in bone density

English > *marble bones disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An inherited disorder characterized by an increase / increase / increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated.
Synonyms	osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease
Broader	genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition	A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Spanish	osteopetrosis
Catalan	osteopetrosi, osteopetrosis

HyperDic: marble_bones_disease