Dysostosis

Dysostosis

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A dysostosis is a disorder of the development of bone, in particular affecting ossification. [DorlandsDict|three/000033156|dysostosis]

Examples include craniofacial dysostosis, Klippel-Feil syndrome, and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome.

It is one of the two categories of constitutional disorders of bone (the other being osteochondrodysplasia.cite journal |author=Offiah AC, Hall CM |title=Radiological diagnosis of the constitutional disorders of bone. As easy as A, B, C? |journal=Pediatr Radiol |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=153–61 |year=2003 |month=March |pmid=12612812 |doi=10.1007/s00247-002-0855-8 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-002-0855-8]

When the disorder involves the joint between two bones, the term synostosis is often used.

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  • Dysostōsis — (gr.), Knochenkrankheit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • dysostosis — dys·ostosis …   English syllables

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