osteomalacia
[os-tee-oh-muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh]
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noun Pathology.
a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
Origin of osteomalacia
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Osteomalacia is an acquired disease which causes marked softening and changes in the bones.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian Stern
Mr. V. Canyre spoke about softening the bones of ideas (osteomalacia), against which such a propaganda must work in the school.
The Future Belongs to the PeopleKarl Liebknecht
Degeneration of the bone tissue: Rickets, Osteomalacia and similar diseases.
Valere AudeLouis Dechmann
Osteogenesis imperfecta and osteomalacia are disorders of dietetic or metabolic origin characterized by fragility of the bones.
Scurvy Past and PresentAlfred Fabian Hess
In osteomalacia and in the absorption of bone the mucous degeneration of the bone-cartilage plays an important part.
osteomalacia
noun
Word Origin for osteomalacia
C19: from New Latin, from osteo- + Greek malakia softness
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osteomalacia
[ŏs′tē-ō-mə-lā′shə]
n.
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