OSTEOMALACIA


Meaning of OSTEOMALACIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ äs-t ē - ō -m ə - ' l ā -sh( ē -) ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from oste- + Greek malakia softness, from malakos soft ― more at MOLLIFY

Date: circa 1834

: a disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young

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