brittle bone
Snaps under pressure
Brittle bone refers to a bone that breaks easily due to fragility, or more specifically to osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder causing abnormally fragile bones.
The condition results from defects in collagen production: The child was born with brittle bone disease.
As a compound adjective, it describes this fragility: brittle-bone syndrome.
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- fractureSplit in hard material
- hairline fractureMinuscule bone break
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- crackNarrow break or attempt
snap · delicate · shatter · calcium · skeleton · weakness · break · glass · porcelain · marrow · splinter · paper thin · thin · eggshell · crumble · disability · wheelchair · cast
- weakened thingsweak link, thin ice, worn tread, dying ember, low battery
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, osteopenia, skull fracture, rib fracture
- Genetic Disorderscystic fibrosis, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell
- fragile thingswine glass, drinking glass, glass bottle, glass bowl, crystal goblet