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malacosteon

malacosteon noun: morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.

Noun

malacosteon (uncountable)

  1. Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.

Origin of malacosteon

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

Questions about malacosteon

What does malacosteon mean?
Malacosteon means morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia.
What part of speech is malacosteon?
Malacosteon is a noun.

Words near malacosteon in the dictionary

  1. malacosporean
  2. malacosporeans
  3. malacospores
  4. malacosteine
  5. malacosteines
  6. malacosteon
  7. malacostomous
  8. malacostracan
  9. malacostracans
  10. malacostracean
  11. malacostracologist

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