Osteomalacia
"Osteomalacia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.495 C18.452.174.662 C18.654.521.500.133.770.496
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteomalacia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.