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Osteomalacia vs Malacosteon - What's the difference?

osteomalacia | malacosteon |

As nouns the difference between osteomalacia and malacosteon

is that osteomalacia is a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets while malacosteon is morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.

osteomalacia

English

(wikipedia osteomalacia)

Alternative forms

*osteo-malacia

Noun

  • (medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets

    • Related terms

    * osteomalacic

    malacosteon

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.