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rickets occurring in children and secondary to renal dysfunction asociated with hyperphosphatemia; the term is also used more loosely as a synonym of renal osteodystrophy.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Rickets — A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the first… … Medical dictionary
renal osteodystrophy — ▪ pathology also called renal rickets chronic, probably hereditary disorder characterized by kidney dysfunction, bone mineral loss and rickets type deformities, calcifications in abnormal places, and overactivity of the parathyroid glands … Universalium
Renal osteodystrophy — A combination of bone disorders usually caused by chronic kidney failure (renal disease). Can also occur because of abnormal kidney functioning at birth (congenital). When the kidneys have failed, death is imminent unless dialysis is given.… … Medical dictionary
rickets — n. a disease of childhood in which the bones do not harden due to a deficiency of vitamin D. Without vitamin D, not enough calcium salts are deposited in the bones to make them rigid: consequently they become soft and malformed. This is… … The new mediacal dictionary
Rickets, renal — Rickets like bone malformations caused by prolonged inflammation of the kidneys … Medical dictionary
Renal tubular acidosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Significant bilateral nephrocalcinosis (calcification of the kidneys) on a frontal X ray (radiopacities (white) in the right upper and left upper quadrant of the image), as seen in distal renal tubular… … Wikipedia
rickets — /rik its/, n. Pathol. a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism. [1635 45;… … Universalium
Рахит (Rickets) — детское заболевание, характеризующееся нарушением кальцификации костей в результате дефицита в организме ребенка витамина D. При недостатке витамина D всасывание кальция в кишечнике нарушается, в крови и костях уменьшается содержание солей… … Медицинские термины
raquitismo renal — Eng. Renal rickets Ver cistinosis … Diccionario de oftalmología
Distal renal tubular acidosis — Classification and external resources OMIM 179800 MeSH D000141 … Wikipedia
