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osteogen·esis im·per·fec·ta

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–noun Pathology.

a rare hereditary disease in which abnormal connective tissue development leads to fragile bones subject to fracture.

[Origin: 1900–05; < NL: imperfect osteogenesis

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osteogenesis im·per·fec·ta Audio Help (ĭm'pər-fěk'tə) Pronunciation Key
n. A hereditary disease characterized by abnormally brittle, easily fractured bones.

[New Latin : osteogenesis + Latin imperfecta, feminine of imperfectus, incomplete.]

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osteogenesis imperfecta
noun
autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily

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osteogenesis imperfecta Audio Help (ŏs'tē-ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs ĭm'pər-fěk'tə) Pronunciation Key
A hereditary disease characterized by abnormally brittle, easily fractured bones.

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osteogenesis im·per·fec·ta (mpr-fkt)
n.

A hereditary disease marked by abnormal fragility and plasticity of bone, with recurring fractures resulting from minimal trauma, deformity of long bones, a bluish coloration of the sclerae, and often the development of otosclerosis. Also called brittle bones.

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