brittle bone disease

noun

1. the nontechnical name for osteogenesis imperfecta

Example Sentences

“When I was starting out, most of the places I played, they had to lift my wheelchair on to the stage … or sometimes I couldn’t get into the bathroom,” said Lea, who was born with osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone disease.

From Seattle Times

A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known commonly as "brittle bone disease."

From Science Daily

That includes brittle bone disease -- in which the body doesn't make collagen correctly, causing bones that can break easily -- or arthrogryposis -- a condition in which joints develop improperly due to limited fetal movement.

From Science Daily

He, like his father, had a genetic disease called osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bone disease.

From Seattle Times

Violet Heasley lives with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or brittle bone disease.

From BBC