Preferred Label : Childhood Rickets;
NCIt related terms : juvenile rickets; infantile rickets;
NCIt definition : Rickets occurring in children.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A condition in children in which 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 by not getting enough sunlight. In adults, this condition is called
osteomalacia.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000660389; CDR0000660388;
Origin ID : C96869;
UMLS CUI : C3273089;
Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
