"osteomalacia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: osteomalacias [plural]
Etymology: From osteo- + malacia. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|osteo|malacia}} osteo- + malacia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} osteomalacia (countable and uncountable, plural osteomalacias)
  1. (medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets Wikipedia link: osteomalacia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: osteo-malacia Related terms: osteomalacic Translations (medicine: a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization): osteomalasia (Finnish), οστεομαλακία (osteomalakía) [feminine] (Greek), οστεομαλάκυνση (osteomalákynsi) [feminine] (Greek), csontlágyulás (Hungarian), oistéamalaice [feminine] (Irish), osteomalacia [feminine] (Italian), osteomalacja [feminine] (Polish), osteomalacia [feminine] (Portuguese), osteomalacie [feminine] (Romanian), osteomalacii [feminine, plural] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-osteomalacia-en-noun-pr6FYXSl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with osteo- Topics: medicine, sciences

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