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pycnodysostosis

pycnodysostosis noun: a genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

Noun

pycnodysostosis (countable and uncountable, plural pycnodysostoses)

  1. A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

Forms of pycnodysostosis

pluralpycnodysostoses

Origin of pycnodysostosis

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).

Questions about pycnodysostosis

What does pycnodysostosis mean?
Pycnodysostosis means a genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.
What part of speech is pycnodysostosis?
Pycnodysostosis is a noun.
What is the plural of pycnodysostosis?
The plural of pycnodysostosis is pycnodysostoses.

Words near pycnodysostosis in the dictionary

  1. pycnodontids
  2. pycnodontiform
  3. pycnodontiforms
  4. pycnodonts
  5. pycnodysostoses
  6. pycnodysostosis
  7. pycnodysostotic
  8. pycnofiber
  9. pycnofibers
  10. pycnofibre
  11. pycnofibres

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