Vitamin D defiency/Definition

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Vitamin D defiency [r]: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 ostemalacia in adults. (National Library of Medicine)