Definition of Osteopetrosis

1. Noun. An inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated.


Definition of Osteopetrosis

1. Noun. (disease) A rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Osteopetrosis

1. The formation of abnormally dense bone, as opposed to osteoporosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteopetrosis

osteopathic
osteopathic medicine
osteopathic scoliosis
osteopathically
osteopathies
osteopathist
osteopathology
osteopaths
osteopathy
osteopedion
osteopenia
osteopenias
osteoperiosteal graft
osteoperiostitis
osteopetroses
osteopetrosis (current term)
osteopetrosis gallinarum
osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis
osteopetrotic
osteophage
osteophagia
osteophlebitis
osteophone
osteophones
osteophony
osteophyma
osteophyte
osteophytes
osteoplaque

Literary usage of Osteopetrosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"FURTHER STUDIES ON THE EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION OF AVIAN osteopetrosis By JR HOLMES Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bristol INTRODUCTION ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"SOFT TISSUE LESIONS AND TUMOURS ASSOCIATED WITH osteopetrosis GALLINARUM VIRUS By JG CAMPBELL, DE YOUNG and JG CARR British Empire Cancer Campaign Unit, ..."

3. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"The mutant mice develop a characteristic bone disease which is called osteopetrosis and which is characterised by deficient osteoclasts. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"These views re supported by the fact that osteopetrosis nd medullary thyroid carcinoma occur ex- ..."

5. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Morphological signs of osteolysis were absent, and the failure of résorption caused osteopetrosis with retention of lamellar bone in cortices. ..."

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