osteogenesis imperfecta

osteogenesis im·per·fec·ta  (mpr-fkt)

n.

A hereditary disease characterized by abnormally brittle, easily fractured bones.

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

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osteogenesis imperfecta [ˌɪmpəˈfɛktə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a hereditary disease caused by a collagen abnormality, causing fragility of the skeleton which results in fractures and deformities Also called brittle bone syndrome

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osteogenesis imperfecta  (st--jn-ss mpr-fkt)

A hereditary disease characterized by abnormally brittle, easily fractured bones.

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Noun

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osteogenesis imperfecta - autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder - a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome