Definition of osteomalacia in English:

osteomalacia

noun ˌɒstɪəʊməˈleɪʃɪəˌɑstioʊməˈleɪʃ(i)ə

mass nounMedicine

Softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Calcium and vitamin D malabsorption dramatically increases the risk of osteoporosis and osteomalacia in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy.
- If blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is withdrawn from bone, resulting in osteomalacia and osteoporosis.
- Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone disease: osteomalacia in adults, rickets in infants and children.
- Osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and other arthritic conditions may increase the risk of problems originating from surgical positioning.
- The diagnosis of osteomalacia, made in the past by bone biopsy and more recently by measurements of bone mineral density, may be overlooked in some patients.

Derivatives

osteomalacic

adjective ˌɒstɪəʊməˈlasɪk

Medicine

Frank rickets or osteomalacic myopathy are only occasionally seen, usually in those already predisposed to metabolic bone disease.
Example sentencesExamples
- A study on osteomalacic myopathy in women found that muscle strength returned to normal (except in maximal voluntary contraction) after six months' treatment.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from osteo- 'bone' + Greek malakos 'soft'.

Definition of osteomalacia in US English:

osteomalacia

nounˌästēōməˈlāSH(ē)əˌɑstioʊməˈleɪʃ(i)ə

Medicine

Softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Calcium and vitamin D malabsorption dramatically increases the risk of osteoporosis and osteomalacia in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy.
- Osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and other arthritic conditions may increase the risk of problems originating from surgical positioning.
- The diagnosis of osteomalacia, made in the past by bone biopsy and more recently by measurements of bone mineral density, may be overlooked in some patients.
- If blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is withdrawn from bone, resulting in osteomalacia and osteoporosis.
- Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone disease: osteomalacia in adults, rickets in infants and children.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from osteo- ‘bone’ + Greek malakos ‘soft’.

单词	osteomalacia
释义	Definition of osteomalacia in English: osteomalacia noun ˌɒstɪəʊməˈleɪʃɪəˌɑstioʊməˈleɪʃ(i)ə mass nounMedicine Softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium. Example sentencesExamples Calcium and vitamin D malabsorption dramatically increases the risk of osteoporosis and osteomalacia in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy. If blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is withdrawn from bone, resulting in osteomalacia and osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone disease: osteomalacia in adults, rickets in infants and children. Osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and other arthritic conditions may increase the risk of problems originating from surgical positioning. The diagnosis of osteomalacia, made in the past by bone biopsy and more recently by measurements of bone mineral density, may be overlooked in some patients. Derivatives osteomalacic adjective ˌɒstɪəʊməˈlasɪk Medicine Frank rickets or osteomalacic myopathy are only occasionally seen, usually in those already predisposed to metabolic bone disease. Example sentencesExamples A study on osteomalacic myopathy in women found that muscle strength returned to normal (except in maximal voluntary contraction) after six months' treatment. Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from osteo- 'bone' + Greek malakos 'soft'. Definition of osteomalacia in US English: osteomalacia nounˌästēōməˈlāSH(ē)əˌɑstioʊməˈleɪʃ(i)ə Medicine Softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium. Example sentencesExamples Calcium and vitamin D malabsorption dramatically increases the risk of osteoporosis and osteomalacia in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and other arthritic conditions may increase the risk of problems originating from surgical positioning. The diagnosis of osteomalacia, made in the past by bone biopsy and more recently by measurements of bone mineral density, may be overlooked in some patients. If blood levels of calcium fall then calcium is withdrawn from bone, resulting in osteomalacia and osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone disease: osteomalacia in adults, rickets in infants and children. Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from osteo- ‘bone’ + Greek malakos ‘soft’.
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