osteogenesis imperfecta

[ im-per-fek-tuh ]

/ ˌɪm pərˈfɛk tə /

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of osteogenesis imperfecta

1900–05; <New Latin: imperfect osteogenesis

Words nearby osteogenesis imperfecta

osteoclast, osteocope, osteocyte, osteofibrosis, osteogenesis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteogenic, osteoid, osteology, osteoma, osteomalacia

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How to use osteogenesis imperfecta in a sentence

Some observations on Nematoidea imperfecta, and descriptions of three parasitic Infusoriae.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Osteogenesis imperfecta and osteomalacia are disorders of dietetic or metabolic origin characterized by fragility of the bones.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for osteogenesis imperfecta

osteogenesis imperfecta

/ (ˌɪmpəˈfɛktə) /

noun

a hereditary disease caused by a collagen abnormality, causing fragility of the skeleton which results in fractures and deformitiesAlso called: brittle bone syndrome

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Scientific definitions for osteogenesis imperfecta

osteogenesis imperfecta

[ ŏs′tē-ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ĭm′pər-fĕk′tə ]

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