Noun
- 1. osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease, genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
- usage: an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
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