fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Meaning

Noun

A very rare disease of the connective tissue in which fibrous tissue (including muscle, tendon, and ligament) becomes ossified when damaged.

Origin

Latin; translatable as "the replacement of tissue (fibrodysplasia) with bone (ossificans) that gets worse over time (progressiva)."

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