rickets

rickets definition - medical

rick·ets (rĭkˈĭts)

noun
A bone disease resulting in defective skeletal growth in children, analogous to osteomalacia in adults, characterized by bone demineralization caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D or phosphates. Also called infantile osteomalacia, juvenile osteomalacia, rachitis.

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