Noun: osteopetrosis
- An inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
"The child's frequent fractures and anaemia led to a diagnosis of osteopetrosis";
- Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease
Type of: genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
Encyclopedia: Osteopetrosis, mild autosomal recessive form