Rickets

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Rickets
TermRickets
Short definitionrickets - (pronounced) (Ray-KY-tis) A condition in children where bones become soft and deformed because they don't have enough calcium and phosphorus. It is caused by not having enough vitamin D in the diet or not getting enough sunlight. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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rickets - (pronounced) (Ray-KY-tis) A condition in children where bones become soft and deformed because they don't have enough calcium and phosphorus. It is caused by not having enough vitamin D in the diet or not getting enough sunlight. In adults, this condition is known as osteomalacia. Also known as infantile rickets, juvenile rickets and rickets

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