Term Name: | osteopetrosis |
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Synonyms: | Albers-Schoenberg disease, marble bone disease, marble bones |
Definition: | Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone and mineralized cartilage, especially in long bones, leading to obliteration of marrow spaces and to anemia with myeloid metaplasia and hepatosplenomegaly beginning in infancy, to bone fragility, and to progressive deafness and blindness. |
Ontology: | MPATH [MPATH:592] |