Medical Dictionary
osteomalacia
noun os·teo·ma·la·cia \ˌäs-tē-ō-mə-ˈlā-sh(ē-)ə\
Medical Definition of OSTEOMALACIA
: a disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young
—os·teo·ma·la·cic \-ˈlā-sik\ adjective
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