English Explanatory Dictionary

pycnodysostosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

Word forms

pycnodysostosis pycnodysostoses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).

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