| Dysostosis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
A dysostosis (from Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dys-) 'bad, difficult' and ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bone') is a disorder of the development of bone, in particular affecting ossification.[1] Examples include craniofacial dysostosis, Klippel–Feil syndrome, and Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome.
It is one of the two categories of constitutional disorders of bone (the other being osteochondrodysplasia).[2] When the disorder involves the joint between two bones, the term synostosis is often used.
- ^ "dysostosis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary[dead link]
- ^ Offiah AC, Hall CM (March 2003). "Radiological diagnosis of the constitutional disorders of bone. As easy as A, B, C?". Pediatr Radiol. 33 (3): 153–61. doi:10.1007/s00247-002-0855-8. PMID 12612812. S2CID 22503835.