OSTEODYSTROPHY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("osteodystrophy" is a kind of...):

dystrophy (any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition)

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