Pycnodysostosis

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Pycnodysostosis: An inherited disorder of the bone that causes short stature and abnormally dense brittle bones. Due to a defect in an enzyme: cathepsin K. The French artist Toulouse-Lautrec is thought to have pycnodysostosis. Also spelled pyknodysostosis with a "k".