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Webster 1913 Edition
Osteomalacia
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Osˊte-o-ma-la′ci-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὀστέον
bone + [GREEK] softness.] (Med.)
A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called
malacia
. Definition 2024
osteomalacia
osteomalacia
See also: osteo-malacia
English
Alternative forms
Noun
osteomalacia (plural osteomalacias)
- (medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets
Related terms
Translations
medicine: a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization
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Etymology
Noun
osteomalacia f (plural osteomalacias)
- (medicine) osteomalacia (a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralisation)