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Noun: osteodystrophy
  1. Defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
    "Chronic kidney disease patients often develop renal osteodystrophy"

Derived forms: osteodystrophies

Type of: dystrophy

Encyclopedia: Osteodystrophy