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Descriptor English: Osteomalacia
Descriptor Spanish: Osteomalacia
Descriptor osteomalacia
Scope note: Trastorno causado por la interrupción de la mineralización de la matriz orgánica de los huesos que conduce a un reblandecimiento de los mismos, con dolor y debilidad. Es la forma adulta del raquitismo, y resulta de una alteración de la homeostasis de la VITAMINA D, el FÓSFORO o el CALCIO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Osteomalacia
Descriptor French: Ostéomalacie
Entry term(s): Adult Rickets
Rickets, Adult
Tree number(s): C05.116.198.816.640
C18.452.104.816.640
C18.452.174.845.640
C18.654.521.500.133.770.734.640
SP6.990.625.344.378.400.664.499.711
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010018
Scope note: Disorder caused by an interruption of the mineralization of organic bone matrix leading to bone softening, bone pain, and weakness. It is the adult form of rickets resulting from disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 10198
Unique ID: D010018
NLM Classification: WD 145
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/24
Osteomalacia - Preferred
Concept UI M0015543
Scope note Disorder caused by an interruption of the mineralization of organic bone matrix leading to bone softening, bone pain, and weakness. It is the adult form of rickets resulting from disruption of VITAMIN D; PHOSPHORUS; or CALCIUM homeostasis.
Preferred term Osteomalacia
Entry term(s) Adult Rickets
Rickets, Adult



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