Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation and development of bony tissue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The genesis, origination, or formation of bone; osteogeny; ossification.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The formation or growth of bone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physiology The formation and development of
bone
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Examples
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I was born with a rare bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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I was born with a rare bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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I was born with a rare bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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I was born with a rare bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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I was diagnosed with a rare condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, otherwise known as brittle bone disorder.
Chicken Soup for The Soul: Extraordinary Teens Jack Canfield 2009
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I was diagnosed with a rare condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, otherwise known as brittle bone disorder.
Chicken Soup for The Soul: Extraordinary Teens Jack Canfield 2009
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Another heart-wrenching, controversial novel by Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care introduces Willow, a smart and charming five-year-old who was born with a brittle bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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A local practitioner of Chinese medicine was buying a plane ticket in Mr. Chu's office last year when he noticed that the diagram suggested that a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, which can cause weak bones, might run in the family and could have contributed to Annie's death.
NYT > Home Page By JEFFREY E. SINGER 2012
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For Dawn Dunlap, everyday tasks can be dangerous, because she was born with a brittle bone disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta, Seavert reported.
10tv.com: RSS online@10tv.com 2010
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It raises several issues, foremost being the birth defect called osteogenesis imperfecta.
unknown title 2009
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