- Dysostosis
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A dysostosis is a disorder of the development ofbone , in particular affectingossification . [DorlandsDict|three/000033156|dysostosis]Examples include
craniofacial dysostosis ,Klippel-Feil syndrome , andRubinstein-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 termsynostosis is often used.References
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