Rickets
human disease / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rickets is a disease that happens in young children. It happens in children who do not get enough vitamin D and calcium. It causes larger spaces inside bones, and makes them dry, like sponges. It can make the legs curve toward each other (so the knees touch) or away from each other.
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Rickets | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | E55. |
ICD-9 | 268 |
DiseasesDB | 9351 |
MedlinePlus | 000344 |
eMedicine | ped/2014 |
MeSH | D012279 |
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Rickets in adults is called osteomalacia.[1]
The word "rickets" comes from the Greek word rhakhis, which means "spine."