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osteopetrosis

osteopetrosis noun: a rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

Noun

osteopetrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteopetroses)

  1. A rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.
    Synonyms:
    marble bone disease, Albers-Schonberg disease

osteopetrosis meaning in Tamil

osteopetrosis in Tamil

எலும்புத் தடிமன் நோய், கல்லத்தியம், தடியெலும்பு மெலிவு, பரம்பரை எலும்பு மெலிவு நோய்

Synonyms of osteopetrosis

  • marble bone disease
  • Albers-Schonberg disease

Forms of osteopetrosis

pluralosteopetroses

Origin of osteopetrosis

From osteo- + Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + English -osis.

Questions about osteopetrosis

What does osteopetrosis mean?
Osteopetrosis means a rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.
What is osteopetrosis in Tamil?
Osteopetrosis in Tamil is எலும்புத் தடிமன் நோய், கல்லத்தியம், தடியெலும்பு மெலிவு. See Osteopetrosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteopetrosis?
Osteopetrosis is a noun.
What is the plural of osteopetrosis?
The plural of osteopetrosis is osteopetroses.

Words near osteopetrosis in the dictionary

  1. osteopenic
  2. osteoperiosteal
  3. osteoperiostitis
  4. osteopetrorickets
  5. osteopetroses
  6. osteopetrosis
  7. osteopetrotic
  8. osteophageous
  9. osteophagia
  10. osteophagous
  11. osteophagy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osteopetrosis (page history and authors); osteopetrosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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