Definition of osteogenesis imperfecta in English:
osteogenesis imperfecta
noun ˌɪmpəːˈfɛktəästēōˌjenəsəs impərˈfektə
mass nounMedicine An inherited disorder characterized by extreme fragility of the bones.
Example sentencesExamples
- Various clinical conditions such as osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and osteogenesis imperfecta bear witness to the inadequacies of poorly formed bone in fulfilling the role of support to the human body.
- Three children with severe osteogenesis imperfecta received allogeneic bone marrow transplants; in two osteoblast engraftment was shown.
- Kwanini, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), has been in a wheelchair since the age of nine.
- In a recent study in Nature Medicine, normal bone marrow derived cells that were infused into patients suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease.
- For example, children with an inherited condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta have bones that are brittle and more susceptible to breaking.
Origin
Modern Latin, from osteogenesis + Latin imperfecta 'imperfect' (feminine of imperfectus).
Definition of osteogenesis imperfecta in US English:
osteogenesis imperfecta
nounästēōˌjenəsəs impərˈfektə
Medicine An inherited disorder characterized by extreme fragility of the bones.
Example sentencesExamples
- Three children with severe osteogenesis imperfecta received allogeneic bone marrow transplants; in two osteoblast engraftment was shown.
- In a recent study in Nature Medicine, normal bone marrow derived cells that were infused into patients suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease.
- For example, children with an inherited condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta have bones that are brittle and more susceptible to breaking.
- Kwanini, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), has been in a wheelchair since the age of nine.
- Various clinical conditions such as osteomalacia, osteoporosis, and osteogenesis imperfecta bear witness to the inadequacies of poorly formed bone in fulfilling the role of support to the human body.
Origin
Modern Latin, from osteogenesis + Latin imperfecta ‘imperfect’ (feminine of imperfectus).