Milkman's syndrome
Milkman's syndrome
[′milk‚manz ‚sin‚drōm] (medicine)
Decreased tubular reabsorption of phosphate, resulting in osteomalacia which gives a peculiar striped appearance (multiple pseudofractures) to the bones in roentgenograms. Also known as Looser-Milkman syndrome.
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