A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN D in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin D in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin D from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin D to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as RICKETS in children and OSTEOMALACIA in adults. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1406)

Descriptor ID	D014808
MeSH Number(s)	C18.654.521.500.133.770
Concept/Terms	Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D Deficiency Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiencies, Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiencies

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