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Disorder vs Osteopetrosis - What's the difference?

disorder | osteopetrosis |

As nouns the difference between disorder and osteopetrosis

is that disorder is absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner while osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

disorder

English

Alternative forms

* disordre (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
    • After playing the children left the room in disorder .
  • A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
    • The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
    The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.
  • (medicine) A physical or psychical malfunction.
    • Bulimia is an eating disorder .

    Synonyms

    * (absence of order) chaos, entropy; see also * (disturbance of civic peace) See also

    Derived terms

    * autism spectrum disorder * borderline personality disorder * disordely * eating disorder * seasonal affective disorder * spectrum disorder

    osteopetrosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia osteopetrosis) (osteopetroses)
  • (disease) A rare hereditary disorder characterized by hard, dense bones.

    • Synonyms

    *marble bone disease *Albers-Schonberg disease