| osteomalacic | Relating to, or suffering from, osteomalacia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| osteomalacic pelvis | A pelvic deformity in osteomalacia; the pressure of the trunk on the sacrum and lateral pressure of the femoral heads produce a pelvic aperture that is three-cornered or has the shape of a heart or cloverleaf, while the pubic bone becomes beak-shaped. Synonym: beaked pelvis, rostrate pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-osteomalacic | Marked by pseudo-osteomalacia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudo-osteomalacic pelvis | An extreme degree of rachitic pelvis, resembling the puerperal osteomalacic pelvis, in which the pelvic canal is obstructed by a forward projection of the sacrum, and an approximation of the acetabula. (05 Mar 2000) |