rachitis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007136",
  "term": "rachitis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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. Also called infantile rickets, juvenile rickets, and rickets.",
  "synonyms": [
    "infantile rickets",
    "juvenile rickets",
    "rickets"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/rachitis/"
}