marble bones
1marble bones — n pl but sing in constr OSTEOPETROSIS (a) * * * osteopetrosis …
2marble bones — noun plural but singular in construction : osteopetrosis * * * marble bones, = osteopetrosis. (Cf. ↑osteopetrosis) …
3marble bones disease — noun an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated • Syn: ↑osteopetrosis, ↑Albers Schonberg disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic… …
4Albers-Schцnberg marble bones — osteopetrosis …
5Bones of 1674 — The term “bones of 1674” refers to two skeletons found in the TOWER OF LONDON in 1674 and believed to be the remains of EDWARD V and his younger brother, Richard PLANTAGENET, duke of York, who both disappeared in the Tower in 1483 during the… …
6marble bone disease — ▪ disease also called osteopetrosis or Albers Schönberg disease rare hereditary congenital disorder in which the bones (bone) become extremely dense, hard, and brittle. The disease progresses as long as bone growth continues; the marrow …
7New York City Marble Cemetery — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
8Osteopetrosis — Thickening of the bones which become abnormally dense due an inherited defect in bone resorption the process in which old bone is broken down and removed so that new bone can be added to the skeleton. Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for… …
9Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …
10Albers-Schonberg disease — noun an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated • Syn: ↑osteopetrosis, ↑marble bones disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality …
