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Pronunciation: os′tē-ō-der′mă-tō-poy′ki-lō′sis
Definition: Osteopoikilosis with skin lesions, most commonly small elastic fibrous nodules on the posterior aspects of the thighs and buttocks; irregular autosomal dominant inheritance.
Synonym(s): Buschke-Ollendorf syndrome
[osteo- + G. derma, skin, + poikilos, dappled, + -osis, condition]
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