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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).
Noun
pycnodysostosis (countable and uncountable, plural pycnodysostoses)
- (medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.