Inadequate mineralization of mature bones, causing them to become soft, flexible, and deformed, is called:

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Inadequate mineralization of mature bones is a characteristic of osteomalacia. Osteoporosis, on the other hand, is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle. Osgood-Schlatter disease is a condition that affects the growth plate in the knee, and myositis ossificans is an abnormal bone growth within muscle tissue.

Inadequate Mineralization of Mature Bones, Causing Them to Become Soft