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os·te·o·ma·la·ci·a (os'tē-ō-mă-lā'shē-ă), 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 dysfunction; more common in women than in men, osteomalacia often begins during pregnancy. Synonym(s): adult rickets, late rickets, rachitis tarda [osteo- + G. malakia, softness] os·te·o·ma·la·ci·a (os'tē-ō-mă-lā'shē-ă) 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 due to lack of vitamin D or renal tubular dysfunction.
Synonym(s): adult rickets, late rickets. [osteo- + G. malakia, softness]late ricketsRickets that has its onset in older children. See also: rickets |