malacosteon

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• Malacosteon — Mal a*cos te*on, n. [NL., Gr. fr. malako s soft + oste on bone.] (Med.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Malacostĕon — (gr.), Knochenerweichung, s.d …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• malacosteon — noun Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia …   Wiktionary

• Osteomalacia — (rickets) Classification and external resources ICD 10 M83 ICD 9 268.2 …   Wikipedia