e/Hypovitaminosis D

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has gloss	eng: Hypovitaminosis D is a deficiency of Vitamin D. It can result from: inadequate intake coupled with inadequate sunlight exposure (in particular sunlight with adequate ultra violet B rays), disorders that limit its absorption, conditions that impair conversion of vitamin D into active metabolites, such as liver or kidney disorders, or, rarely, by a number of hereditary disorders. Deficiency results in impaired bone mineralization, and leads to bone softening diseases, rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, and contributes to osteoporosis. One recent review has proposed the following four categories for hypovitaminosis D:
lexicalization	eng: Hypovitaminosis D
instance of	(noun) any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism vitamin

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