NOUN | state | osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease | an inherited disorder characterized by an increase / increase / increase in bone density |
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Meaning | An inherited disorder characterized by an increase / increase / increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated. | |
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Synonyms | Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones 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 |
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