brittle bone disease

noun

variants or less commonly brittle bones
: osteogenesis imperfecta

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Once a regular on Stanford University’s campus, Dahl now spends most of his time alone at home due to brittle bone disease. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026 The pair were both born with osteogenesis imperfecta type 3 — often called brittle bone disease. — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 Em was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, so her family has treated her delicately her entire life. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Boston writer-director Brendan Boogie saw the post and reached out to Dubs, who has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which is also called brittle bone disease. — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brittle bone disease

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First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brittle bone disease was in 1960

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brittle bone disease

noun
variants also brittle bones
: osteogenesis imperfecta
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