- Albers-Schцnberg disease
- Al·bers-Schцn·berg disease (ahlґberz-shurnґbərg) [Heinrich Ernst Albers-Schцnberg, German radiologist, 1865–1921] osteopetrosis.
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Albers-Schцnberg disease
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Osteopetrosis — 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… … Medical dictionary