See Also: Dysostosis, cleidocranial(health)
Cleidocranial dysostosis(health)
cleidocranial dysostosis(medicine)
cleidocranial(medicine)
Dysplasia, cleidocranial(health)
cleidocranial dysplasia(medicine)
Dysostosis(medicine)
peripheral dysostosis(medicine)
otomandibular dysostosis(medicine)
orodigitofacial dysostosis(medicine)

irrecusable (iou) and Dysostosis, cleidocranial (health)


irrecusable (iou)



irrecusable adjective. arch. L18.
[French irrecusable or late Latin irrecusabilis, formed as IR-2 + recusabilis, from recusare to refuse: see RECUSANT, -ABLE.]
Of a statement etc.: unable to be refused acceptance.
Horace Walpole I will give him an irrecusable proof.
irrecusably adverb M19.

Dysostosis, cleidocranial (health)


A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the "cleido-" part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones) The child with this disorder can bring its shoulders together or nearly so; and Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with square skull, late closure of the sutures of the skull, late closure of the fontanels (the soft spots), low nasal bridge, delayed eruption of the teeth, abnormal permanent teeth, etc.