n :  an abnormal condition marked by porosity of bone and tendency to spontaneous often symmetrical fractures
 
Milkman, Louis Arthur (1895-1951), American roentgenologist. Milkman published his description of a kind of advanced osteomalacia in 1930. Although this disease had been known to others for some years, his classic description led the profession to associate his name with it.
 
 
 
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