brittle bone disease
noun/ˌbrɪtl ˈbəʊn dɪziːz/
/ˌbrɪtl ˈbəʊn dɪziːz/
[uncountable] (medical)- a rare disease in which somebody’s bones break extremely easily
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- (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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