osteopetrosis Path.
(ɒstiːəʊpɛˈtrəʊsɪs)
[f. osteo- + L. petra, Gr. πέτρα rock + -osis.]
A rare hereditary disease in man in which there is excessive formation of dense trabecular bone with resulting brittleness; also, any similar disease of animals.
| 1926 R. G. Karshner in Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. XVI. 405/1 Osteopetrosis is an hereditary disease. Ibid. 405/2 The term osteopetrosis (stony bones) is chosen because in one word it describes the primary pathological condition, bone petrifaction. 1947, etc. [see marble bone s.v. marble n. 9]. 1948 Jrnl. Exper. Med. LXXXVIII. 579 (heading) Hereditary osteopetrosis of the rabbit. 1974 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. i. xxvi 20/2 (caption) In osteopetrosis the bone texture is uniformly dense and no medullary cavity is present. |
Hence osteopeˈtrotic a.
| 1951 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. XXXIII. A. 937 The transverse lines in the metaphyses of osteopetrotic bones are fractures in various stages of healing. 1965 Ibid. XLVII. A. 1365 (heading) Avian osteopetrotic bone. |
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After def. add: Cf. *Albers-Schönberg n., marble bone s.v. marble n. 9.