mutinous (iou) and Osteomalacia (medicine)

mutinous (iou)

mutinous adjective. L16.
[from MUTINE noun + -OUS.]
Of a person: tending to mutiny, rebellious; rebelling, insurgent. L16.
I. Murdoch Titus and Gilbert had been in a state of subdued revolt, they were mutinous.
b. Turbulent, contentious. L16-E17.
c. transf. & fig. Ungovernable, stormy; wilful, unsubmissive. E17.
R. G. Preston The mutinous Passions of Grief, Anger, and Sadness do..distract thee.
Of the Nature of or proceeding from mutiny; characterized by or expressing mutiny. L16.
O. Manning The sense of mutinous anger had gone.
mutinously adverb L16.
mutinousness noun E17.

Osteomalacia (medicine)

osteomalacia
<pathology> A condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralisation, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from deficiency of vitamin D and calcium.

Origin: Gr. Malakia = softness

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