English noun: marble bones disease | |||
1. | marble bones disease (state) an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated | ||
Synonyms | Albers-Schonberg disease, osteopetrosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder | ||