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pyknodysostosis — A condition characterized by short stature, delayed closure of the fontanels, and hypoplasia of the terminal phalanges. Autosomal recessive inheritance. SYN: osteopetrosis acro osteolytica. [pykno + G. dys , difficult, + osteon … Medical dictionary
Osteogenesis imperfecta — Classification and external resources The classic blue sclerae of a person with osteogenesis imperfecta ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Wormian bones — compared to a normal skull Wormian bones, also known as extra sutural bones[1] are extra bone pieces that occur within a suture in the cranium. These are irregular isolated bones which appear in addition to the usual centers of ossification of… … Wikipedia
Pyknodysostose — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q78.2 Marmorknochenkrankheit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Osteopetrosis — Thickening of the bones which become abnormally dense due an inherited defect in bone resorption the process in which old bone is broken down and removed so that new bone can be added to the skeleton. Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for… … Medical dictionary
pycnic — pycnic, pycnodysostosis, pycnosis, pycnotic var of PYKNIC, PYKNODYSOSTOSIS, PYKNOSIS, PYKNOTIC … Medical dictionary
pycnodysostosis — noun a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth • Hypernyms: ↑dwarfism, ↑nanism * * * pycnodysostosis or pyknodysostosis / dis os tōˈsis/ noun (Gr dys abnormal, osteon bone, and osis diseased state; medicine) A rare inherited… … Useful english dictionary
