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) [MeSH]
Unspecified vitamin D deficiency | Vitamin D deficiency | Hypovitaminosis D | Vitamin D3 deficiency | Vitamin D Deficiency | Deficiency, Vitamin D | Deficiencies, Vitamin D | Vitamin D Deficiencies
