Osteomalacia (oste = bone + malacia = softening) is caused by the malabsorption or dietary deficiency of Vitamin D.
-oma is a suffix referring to "growth" or "tumor".
Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is generally called oncogenic osteomalacia.
Osteoblastoma and fibroma-like tumors are two specific tumors that might cause bone softening.
In Royal Pains season 2, episode Astraphabia the stormchaser Jamie Ray Newman has recurring fractions which are diagnosed as TIO.
Osteomyelitis is the medical term meaning infection of bone and marrow.
abnormal softening of the brain is known as
Fx is the medical abbreviation meaning broken bone or fracture
Hyperosteogeny is the medical term meaning increased bone growth.
Chondromalacia means the softening of the vertebral joint (or of any bone).
Osteosarcoma is the medical term meaning connective tissue cancer of bone.
osteomalacia
softening of the skull bone
The general term for softening of the bones is osteomalacia. It is usually caused by a depletion in calcium or phosphorous reserves in the bone. It can cause them to become flexible and brittle. It can also be called rickets when it occurs in children. Osteoporosis is different; it involves decreased bone mass, but not softening.The word comes from the Latin 'osteo' meaning to do with bones and the Greek word 'malakia' which means softness.osteoporosis
An avulsion fracture is the term meaning tearing a bone.
osteomalcia is the abnormal softening of bones in adults.Osteomalacia
Myelodysplasia is the medical term meaning abnormal formation of bone marrow.