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osteomalacia
Condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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