Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Decreased skull ossification

Decreased bone formation of skull

HP:0004331

What it means

A reduction in the magnitude or amount of ossification of the skull.

Rare diseases that can present with this20

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased calcification of skull · Decreased mineralization of skull · Deficient skull ossification · Hypoossification of skull · Ossification defect of skull · Poorly mineralized skull · Poorly ossified skull · Poorly ossified skull bones

Decreased skull ossification

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.