PYCNODYSOSTOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pycnodysostosis mean? 

• PYCNODYSOSTOSIS (noun)
  The noun PYCNODYSOSTOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth

  Familiarity information: PYCNODYSOSTOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYCNODYSOSTOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

dwarfism; nanism (a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature)

 Context examples 

Mutation of the gene is associated with pycnodysostosis.

(CTSK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)