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pycnodysostosis

pycnodysostosis

9.9
A rare inherited condition causing short height, weak bones and dental problems
  • noun
  • /ˌpɪk.nəʊ.dɪsˈɒs.tə.sɪs/
  • Specialized
: picnodisostosis
  • The doctor diagnosed the child with pycnodysostosis after observing the combination of short stature and brittle bones.

Examples

  • People with pycnodysostosis may require regular dental and orthopedic care.

  • Recent studies have identified genetic mutations responsible for pycnodysostosis.

  • Children with pycnodysostosis often face challenges in growth.

  • Is pycnodysostosis a common condition?

  • The doctor diagnosed the child with pycnodysostosis after observing the combination of short stature and brittle bones.

  • People with pycnodysostosis may require regular dental and orthopedic care.

  • Children with pycnodysostosis often face challenges in growth.

Surface Forms

pycnodysostosis singular
pycnodysostoses plural

Morphology

pycnodysostosis = dysostosis (opaque) = pycno + dys + oste + osis

The immediate base 'dysostosis' is a specialist medical term for abnormal bone formation and is not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Pycnodysostosis breaks into parts: pycno- 'dense', dys- 'bad' or 'difficult', and ostosis 'bone', as in the common word osteoporosis. So the name means a 'bad dense bone' disorder, which fits a condition with unusually dense but brittle bones and short stature.