Definition

1. Noun:
   • Osteomalacia: A medical condition characterized by the softening of bones, typically due to a severe, prolonged deficiency of vitamin D, which impairs bone mineralization. This term is used in a medical context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán mắc chứng nhũn xương. (The patient was diagnosed with osteomalacia.)
  • Thiếu vitamin D và canxi lâu dài có thể dẫn đến nhũn xương. (A prolonged deficiency of vitamin D and calcium can lead to osteomalacia.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is strictly a medical/clinical term. It is not used in figurative or casual language.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhuyễn xương: An older or alternative term for the same medical condition (osteomalacia).
• Còi xương: (Rickets) A similar condition affecting children, involving defective bone mineralization. While related, and are distinct medical terms, with the latter often referring to the adult form.

Synonyms

• Osteomalacia (English medical term): The direct equivalent.
• Bệnh xương mềm: A descriptive Vietnamese phrase meaning "soft bone disease."

Related Phrases

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific medical term.

1. (y học) Osteomalacia