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Pronunciation: (rik'its), [key]
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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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