osteomalacia

See also: osteo-malacia

English

Alternative forms

• osteo-malacia

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia (countable and uncountable, plural osteomalacias)

1. (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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: osteomalacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: osteomalacia f

---

Italian

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia f (plural osteomalacie)

1. (pathology) osteomalacia

---

Portuguese

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

osteomalacia f (plural osteomalacias)

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