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Noun: osteopetrosis
  1. An inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
    - Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease

Type of: genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder

Encyclopedia: Osteopetrosis