Osteomalacia

MeSH ID: D010018

DEFINITION: A 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. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Related Concepts:

• Osteomalacia [M0015543]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Disease or Syndrome [T047]
  Concept Terms:
  • Osteomalacias [T029654]

Qualifiers:

blood [Q000097] ; cerebrospinal fluid [Q000134] ; chemically induced [Q000139] ; classification [Q000145] ; complications [Q000150] ; congenital [Q000151] ; diagnosis [Q000175] ; diet therapy [Q000178] ; drug therapy [Q000188] ; economics [Q000191] ; embryology [Q000196] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; epidemiology [Q000453] ; ethnology [Q000208] ; etiology [Q000209] ; genetics [Q000235] ; history [Q000266] ; immunology [Q000276] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; mortality [Q000401] ; nursing [Q000451] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiopathology [Q000503] ; prevention & control [Q000517] ; psychology [Q000523] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; radiotherapy [Q000532] ; rehabilitation [Q000534] ; surgery [Q000601] ; therapy [Q000628] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; urine [Q000652] ; veterinary [Q000662] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Diseases [C ]
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05 , D009140]
    • Bone Diseases [C05.116 , D001847]
      • Bone Diseases, Metabolic [C05.116.198 , D001851]
        • Osteomalacia [C05.116.198.495, D010018]

• Diseases [C ]
  • Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18 , D009750]
    • Metabolic Diseases [C18.452 , D008659]
      • Calcium Metabolism Disorders [C18.452.174 , D002128]
        • Osteomalacia [C18.452.174.662, D010018]

• Diseases [C ]
  • Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18 , D009750]
    • Nutrition Disorders [C18.654 , D009748]
      • Malnutrition [C18.654.521 , D044342]
        • Deficiency Diseases [C18.654.521.500 , D003677]
          • Avitaminosis [C18.654.521.500.133 , D001361]
            • Vitamin D Deficiency [C18.654.521.500.133.770 , D014808]
              • Osteomalacia [C18.654.521.500.133.770.496, D010018]

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