Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005520
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005520
Preferred Name

rickets

Definitions
Bone softening and weakening usually caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D. Deficiency of calcium, magnesium, or phosphorus may also cause rickets. It predominantly affects children who suffer from severe malnutrition. It manifests with bone pain, fractures, muscle weakness, and skeletal deformities.
Synonyms
vitamin D deficiency disease
active rickets
nutritional rickets
vitamin-D deficiency rickets
hypovitaminosis D
vitamin D hydroxylation-deficient rickets
rachitis
rickets (disease)
rickets
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