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dysostosis

dysostosis noun: a disorder of the development of bone.

Noun

dysostosis (plural dysostoses)

  1. A disorder of the development of bone.

Forms of dysostosis

pluraldysostoses

Origin of dysostosis

From dys- + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + -osis.

Words formed from dysostosis

Questions about dysostosis

What does dysostosis mean?
Dysostosis means a disorder of the development of bone.
What part of speech is dysostosis?
Dysostosis is a noun.
What is the plural of dysostosis?
The plural of dysostosis is dysostoses.

Words near dysostosis in the dictionary

  1. dysosmias
  2. dysosmic
  3. dysosteogenesis
  4. dysosteosclerosis
  5. dysostoses
  6. dysostosis
  7. dysostotic
  8. dysoxia
  9. dysoxic
  10. dyspancreatism
  11. dyspareunia

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