osteogenesis imperfecta
OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIA THAT HAS MATERIAL BASIS IN A DEFICIENCY IN TYPE-I COLLAGEN WHICH RESULTS IN BRITTLE BONES AND DEFECTIVE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Brittle bone disease; Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Ekman-Lobstein disease; Vrolik disease; Brittle Bone Disease; Brittle bones; Cole carpenter syndrome; Lobstein syndrome; Lobstein disease; Bone fragility craniosynostosis proptosis hydrocephalus; Bone fragility with craniosynostosis, ocular proptosis, hydrocephalus, and distinctive facial features; Van de Hoeve's syndrome; Van der Hoeve's syndrome; Vrolik Syndrome; Vrolik's Syndrome; Osteopetrosis tarda; Osteopsathyrosis; Osteogenisis imperfecta; Fragilitas ossium; OI type I; OI type II; OI type III; OI type IV; OI type 1; OI type 2; OI type 3; OI type 4; OI type IA; OI type I-A; OI type IB; OI type I-B; OI type IVA; OI type IV-A; OI type IVB; OI type IV-B
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¦ noun Medicine an inherited disorder characterized by extreme fragility of the bones.