osteomalacia

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osteomalacia noun

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

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turnover osteo-malacia malacosteon odontomalacia malacia osteopsathyrosis myelomalacia craniomalacia osteoblastopenia osteodystrophy mollities ossium osteosclerosis osteochondropathy dystrophic calcification osteogenesis imperfecta osteodegeneration

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rickets osteoporosis vitamin phosphate renal calcium deficiency bone bones adequate syndrome disorder

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