tumor-induced osteomalacia

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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.

[New Latin : osteo- + Greek malaki, softness (from malakos, soft; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

osteomalacia [ˌɒstɪəʊməˈleɪʃɪə]

(Medicine / Pathology) a disease in adults characterized by softening of the bones, resulting from a deficiency of vitamin D and of calcium and phosphorus

[from New Latin, from osteo- + Greek malakia softness]

osteomalacial , osteomalacic [ˌɒstɪəʊməˈlæsɪk] adj

osteomalacia

softening of the bones resulting from malnutrition and the consequent loss of essential salts from the bones.

See also: Bones

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Noun

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

malacia - a state of abnormal softening of tissue

demineralisation, demineralization - abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)

Translations

osteomalacia [ˌɒstɪəʊməˈleɪʃɪə] N → osteomalacia f

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bighead Bones demineralisation demineralization disease malacia vitamin D	DIAGNOSIS Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) (also known as oncogenic osteomalacia) CASE FOLLOW-UP The histopathologic analysis revealed that the metatarsal lesion was a mesenchymal tumor. Radiological case of the month: Kush Kumar, MD, and Raghuveer K. ... by Kumar, Kush; Halkar, Raghuveer K. / Applied Radiology Tumor-induced osteomalacia and symptomatic looser zones secondary to mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. Small round cell tumors of bone by Hameed, Meera / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	tumbling Tumbling barrel Tumbling bay tumbling box tumbrel tumbril tumefacient tumefaction tumefy tumesce tumescence tumescent tumid Tumidity tumidness Tummals tummler tummy tummy crunch tummy tuck tummyache tumor tumor necrosis factor tumor suppressor gene tumor virus tumor-induced osteomalacia Tumored tumorigenesis tumorigenic Tumorous tumour tumour necrosis factor tump tump over tumpline Tums tumular Tumulate tumuli tumulose Tumulosity Tumulous tumult Tumulter Tumultuarily Tumultuariness tumultuary Tumultuate Tumultuation tumultuous tumultuous disturbance	tumor volume Tumor Volume Doubling Time Tumor Volume Quadrupling Time Tumor Weight/Carcass Weight tumor xenograft pharmacology Tumor Zentrum Berlin eV Tumor, Node, Metastases tumor-associated antigen tumor-associated antigen tumor-associated antigen tumor-associated antigen Tumor-associated antigen types Tumor-Associated Blood Eosinophilia Tumor-Associated Dendritic Cells Tumor-Associated Embryonic Substance Tumor-Associated Macrophage Tumor-Associated Mononuclear Leukocytes Tumor-Associated Tissue Eosinophilia Tumor-Associated Trypsin Inhibitor Tumor-Cell-Derived Collagenase Stimulatory Factor Tumor-Derived Activated Cell Tumor-Derived Chemotactic Factor Tumor-Derived Endothelial Cell Tumor-Derived Recognition Factor Tumor-Derived Suppressor Factor Tumor-Draining Lymph Node Tumor-Free Distance tumor-induced osteomalacia Tumor-Induced Suppressor Factor Tumor-Induced Weight Loss Tumor-Infiltrated Lymph Node tumor-infiltrating l's (TILs) tumor-infiltrating l's (TILs) tumor-infiltrating l's (TILs) Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Tumor-Infiltrating T Lymphocytes Tumor-Killing Factor tumor-node-metastases (TNM) classification tumor-node-metastases (TNM) classification tumor-node-metastases (TNM) classification Tumor-Related Protein tumor-specific antigen tumor-specific antigen tumor-specific antigen tumor-specific antigen (TSA) tumor-specific antigen (TSA) tumor-specific antigen (TSA) Tumor-Specific Cell-Mediated Hypersensitivity tumor-specific transplantation antigen Tumor-suppressor gene Tumor-suppressor gene Tumor-suppressor gene Tumor-Suppressor Gene, Hela Cell Type Tumor-to-Blood-Pool-Ratio tumor-to-tumor metastasis Tumor-to-White Matter Tumor/ Contralateral White Matter Tumor/Background Ratio

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DIAGNOSIS Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) (also known as oncogenic osteomalacia) CASE FOLLOW-UP The histopathologic analysis revealed that the metatarsal lesion was a mesenchymal tumor.

Radiological case of the month: Kush Kumar, MD, and Raghuveer K. ... by Kumar, Kush; Halkar, Raghuveer K. / Applied Radiology

Tumor-induced osteomalacia and symptomatic looser zones secondary to mesenchymal chondrosarcoma.

Small round cell tumors of bone by Hameed, Meera / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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