malacosteon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.

Word forms

malacosteon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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