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Webster 1913 Edition

Malacosteon

Malˊa-cos′te-on

,

Noun.

[NL., Gr. fr.

μαλακόσ

soft +

ὀστέον

bone.]

(Med.)

A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.

Definition 2024

malacosteon

malacosteon

English

Noun

malacosteon ‎(uncountable)

(pathology) Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.