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osteopetrosis Path.|ɒstiːəʊpɛˈtrəʊsɪs|
[f. osteo- + L. petra, Gr. πέτρα rock + -osis.]
A rare hereditary disease in man in which there is excessive formation of dense trabecular bone with resulting brittleness; also, any similar disease of animals.
1926R. G. Karshner in Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. XVI. 405/1 Osteopetrosis is an hereditary disease. Ibid. 405/2 The term osteopetrosis (stony bones) is chosen because in one word it describes the primary pathological condition, bone petrifaction. 1947, etc. [see marble bone s.v. marble n. 9]. 1948Jrnl. Exper. Med. LXXXVIII. 579 (heading) Hereditary osteopetrosis of the rabbit. 1974Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. i. xxvi 20/2 (caption) In osteopetrosis the bone texture is uniformly dense and no medullary cavity is present.
Hence osteopeˈtrotic a.
1951Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. XXXIII. A. 937 The transverse lines in the metaphyses of osteopetrotic bones are fractures in various stages of healing. 1965Ibid. XLVII. A. 1365 (heading) Avian osteopetrotic bone.
After def. add: Cf. *Albers-Schönberg n., marble bone s.v. marble n. 9. |