osteogenesis imperfecta

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   autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily

   Broaderautosomal dominant disease

Questions about osteogenesis imperfecta

What does osteogenesis imperfecta mean?

osteogenesis imperfecta means "autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily".

Is osteogenesis imperfecta a common word?

osteogenesis imperfecta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.