Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A genetic disease marked by abnormal fragility and plasticity of bone, with recurring fractures resulting from minimal trauma.
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- noun pathology a
hereditary disease characterized bybrittle bones that easilyfracture
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- noun autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : osteogenesis + Latin imperfecta, feminine of imperfectus, incomplete.]
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chained_bear commented on the word osteogenesis imperfecta
Brittle-bone syndrome.
April 22, 2009
bilby commented on the word osteogenesis imperfecta
I first read this as ontogenesis imperfecta. Where would that have left us?
April 22, 2009
sionnach commented on the word osteogenesis imperfecta
I've heard Phil Collins makes a tolerable, though flawed, baklava.
April 22, 2009