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Definition of brittle bone disease noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brittle bone disease

noun
 
/ˌbrɪtl ˈbəʊn dɪziːz/
 
/ˌbrɪtl ˈbəʊn dɪziːz/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a rare disease in which somebody’s bones break extremely easily
  2. (also osteoporosis)
     a condition in which the bones become weak and are easily broken, usually when people get older or because they do not eat enough of certain substances
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