osteogenesis imperfecta
/ˌɪmpəːˈfɛktə
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
An inherited disorder characterized by extreme fragility of the bones.For example, children with an inherited condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta have bones that are brittle and more susceptible to breaking....
- 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.
Origin
Modern Latin, from osteogenesis + Latin imperfecta 'imperfect' (feminine of imperfectus).