OSTEOMALACIA - Definition

Pronunciation:		`âsteeowmu'leyshu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D

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	See Also:	demineralisation, demineralization, malacia

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Os`teomala"cia\, 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}.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Osteomalacia is the condition of "softening of the bone" in which there is an abundance of organic matrix of the bone (osteoid), but it is poorly calcified.