Abnormal condition resulting in softening of bone. Accompanied by weakness, fracture, pain and weight loss. May be caused by a diet lacking in phosphorus, calcium or vitamin D, lack of exposure to sunlight or malabsorption.

softening of the bones in adults due to a deficiency of vitamin D; (similar to rickets in childhood although rickets also impedes growth); caused by poor diet, lack of sunshine or both.

also known as "adult rickets." A condition in which bones become soft as a result of a Vitamin D deficiency.

a group of bone diseases associated with defective mineralization due to a deficiency in vitamin D, intestinal malabsorption and various renal disorders; rickets is osteomalacia of the growing skeleton.

Softening of the bones resulting from deficient bone calcium.

A softening of the bones, so that they become flexible and brittle chiefly due to depletion of the calcium/phosphorous reserves which are stored in bones.

Softening of bone in adults.

softening of the bone because of a loss of calcium in the bone material; can be caused by inadequate vitamin D intake and/or disorders that interfere with the absorption of vitamins and minerals

A disease occurring mostly in adult women that results from a deficiency in vitamin D or calcium and is characterized by a softening of the bones with accompanying pain and weakness.

Also know as "adult rickets." A softening of the bones as a result of a deficiency of vitamin D

A softening of the bones in adults caused by a failure of the normal calcification. Symptoms include diffuse bone pain, especially in the hips; muscle weakness; and bone fractures with minimal trauma. [See: Fluoride & Osteomalacia | Fluoridation, Dialysis, & Osteomalacia

Softening of the bones as a result of a deficiency of Vitamin D and Calcium

Characterized by a lowered osteoblast activity, and a high unmineralized bone content that can result in considerably weakened bone.

Rickets The loss of minerals and softening of bones because of a lack of vitamin D; called rickets in children.

Bone-thinning disorder resulting from deficiency of vitamin D. Can be mistaken for osteoporosis, and can also be confused with spondylitis. The childhood form of osteomalacia is called rickets.

A condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralisation, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.

A condition characterized by softening of the bones. Symptoms include pain, tenderness, muscle weakness and weight loss. The cause is a deficiency in vitamin D and calcium.

An abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D

Soft, weak bones in adults caused by a shortage of Vitamin D.

Also known as "adult rickets." A softening of the bones due to vitamin D deficiency.

A disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones.

Bone softening

a disease characterized by softening of the bones, leading to brittleness and increased deformity; caused by a deficiency of vitamin D.

Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and most notably by the depletion of calcium from bone. See the entire definition of Osteomalacia

A disease characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones with varying severity of pain.

Osteomalacia (pronounced ) is the adult equivalent of the disease rickets. Osteomalacia denotes those disorders where mineralisation of newly formed bone matrix is defective.