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Definition of: osteomalacia
(os′tē·ō′mə·lā′shē·ə) noun Pathol.
Softening of the bones, with progressive osseous deformity and exhaustion: caused by calcium deficiency. [<NL <Gk. osteon a bone + malakia softness]
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