osteomalacia

osteomalacia
n.
softening of the bones due to inadequate mineralization: it is the adult counterpart of rickets. Causes include a significant calcium deficiency and lack of vitamin D, the latter resulting from poor diet, lack of sunshine, intestinal malabsorption, liver or kidney disease, or anticonvulsant medication. The most common symptoms are bone pain, backache, and muscle weakness. The characteristic X-ray finding is a thin transverse radiolucent band (a Looser zone) in an otherwise normal-looking bone. Treatment usually involves large doses of vitamin D.

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  • osteomalacia — [äs΄tē ō mə lā′shə, äs΄tē ō mə lā′shē ə] n. [ModL < OSTEO + malacia, a softening of tissue < Gr malakia, softness < malakos, soft: see MALACO ] a bone disease characterized by a softening of the bones, resulting from deficient bone… …   English World dictionary

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