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PYCNODYSOSTOSIS

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

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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)

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