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(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets.
Use osteomalacia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Osteomalacia means (medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets.
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Use osteomalacia where its definition matches the intended context.
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