osteomalacia

See also: osteo-malacia

English

Alternative forms

osteo-malacia

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia (countable and uncountable, plural osteomalacias)

(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets

Related terms

osteomalacic

Translations

medicine: a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization

Finnish: osteomalasia (fi)
Irish: oistéamalaice f
Italian: osteomalacia (it) f

Polish: osteomalacja (pl) f
Portuguese: osteomalacia f

Italian

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia f (plural osteomalacie)

(pathology) osteomalacia

Portuguese

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia f (plural osteomalacias)

(medicine) osteomalacia (a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralisation)

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