Letter R Flashcards

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Rickets

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A disease in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs
- I discovered he had rickets, impetigo, a skin fungus and giardia

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Resorption

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The process or action by which something or reabsorbed
- The resorption of water
The absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue
- Bone resorption

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