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Osteomalacia vs Osteomyelitis - What's the difference?

osteomalacia | osteomyelitis |

As nouns the difference between osteomyelitis and osteomalacia

is that osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone while osteomalacia is a softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets.

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

    osteomyelitis

    English

    (wikipedia osteomyelitis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) An infection of the bone