Medical Definition of Osteodysplasty

1. A generalised skeletal dysplasia with prominent forehead and small mandible; radiographically, there are irregular ribbon-like constrictions of the ribs and tubular bones; probably autosomal dominant inheritance. There are arguably two forms, autosomal recessive and X-linked. Synonym: Melnick-Needles syndrome. Origin: osteo-+ G. Dys-, bad, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteodysplasty

osteocranium
osteocystoma
osteocyte
osteocytes
osteodentin
osteodentine
osteodentines
osteoderm
osteodermatopoikilosis
osteodermatous
osteodermia
osteodesmosis
osteodiastasis
osteodifferentiation
osteodynia
osteodysplasty (current term)
osteodystrophia
osteodystrophies
osteodystrophy
osteoectasia
osteoectomy
osteoepiphysis
osteofibroma
osteofibrosis
osteoformation
osteogen
osteogeneses
osteogenesis
osteogenesis imperfecta
osteogenetic

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