Definition of Osteomalacia. Meaning of Osteomalacia. Synonyms of Osteomalacia

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Definition of Osteomalacia

Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bone + ? softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.

Meaning of Osteomalacia from wikipedia

- Osteomalacia is a disease characterized by the softening of the bones caused by impaired bone metabolism primarily due to inadequate levels of available...
- Oncogenic osteomalacia, also known as tumor-induced osteomalacia or oncogenic hypophosphatemic osteomalacia, is an uncommon disorder resulting in increased...
- or an abnormally curved spine. The analogous condition in adults is osteomalacia. The most common cause of rickets is a vitamin D deficiency, although...
- bone-softening diseases, such as rickets in children. It can also worsen osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults, increasing the risk of bone fractures. Muscle...
- or hereditary hypophosphatemia may cause the metabolic bone disorder osteomalacia. Although there is currently no treatment for the genetic condition,...
- Axial osteomalacia is a rare osteosclerotic disorder characterized by axial skeleton pain, co****ning of the trabecular bone pattern on radiographs of...
- commonly responsible for pathological fractures, including osteoporosis, osteomalacia, Paget's disease, Osteitis, osteogenesis imperfecta, benign bone tumours...
- [citation needed] If hypophosphatemia is chronic; rickets in children or osteomalacia in adults may develop.[citation needed] Refeeding syndrome – This causes...
- acidosis. The loss of phosphate results in the bone diseases rickets and osteomalacia (even with adequate vitamin D and calcium levels), because phosphate...
- supplements are intended to prevent or treat vitamin D deficiency rickets and osteomalacia. There are many other health conditions linked to vitamin D deficiency...