1) Malacia 2) Vitamin D
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1) Malacostean
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Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones caused by defective bone mineralization secondary to inadequate amounts of available phosphorus and calcium, or because of overactive resorption of calcium from the bone as a result of hyperparathyroidism (which causes hypercalcemia, in contrast to other aetiologies). Osteomalacia in children is known as ...
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Condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.
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• (n.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.
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(osteo- + Gr. malakia softness) a condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia, and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.
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condition in which the bones of an adult progressively soften because of inadequate mineralization of the bone. (In children the condition is called ... [6 related articles]
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A condition in adults in which bones become soft and deformed because they don
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<pathology> A condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralisation, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium. ... Origin: Gr. Malakia = softness ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(os″te-o-mә-la´shә) softening of the bones, resulting from impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid, caused by a vitamin D deficiency in adults. A similar condition in children is called rickets. The deficiency may be due to lack of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, inadequate vitamin D ...
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A softening of the bones, so that they become flexible and brittle chiefly due to depletion of the calcium/phosphorous reserves which are stored in bones.
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Softening of bone caused by vitamin D deficiency: adult equivalent of rickets.
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Os`te·o·ma·la'ci·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... bone + ... softness.]
(Medicine) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called
malacia .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: os′tē-ō-mă-lā′shē-ă Definitions: 1. A disease in adults characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain; softening occurs because the bones contain osteoid tissue that has failed to calcify because of lack of vitamin D or renal tubular dy...
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Osteomalacia: Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and most notably by the depletion of calcium from bone. Osteomalacia may be caused by poor dietary intake or poor absorption of calcium and other minerals needed to harden bones. Osteomalacia is a characteristic feature of vitamin D...
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(os;te-o-mua-la;shua) Softening of bones due to a deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.
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n] - abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
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osteomalacia A disease characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain. Softening occurs because the bones contain osteoid tissue which has failed to calcify because of a lack of vitamin D or renal tubular dysfunction. It is more common in women than in men, osteomalacia often begins during pregnancy.
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the loss of minerals and softening of bones because of a lack of vitamin D; called rickets in children
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noun abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
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Faulty mineralization of available osteoid, which may be soft or bend
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a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
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[Difficult words] abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
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[Obscure words] abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
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