hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets
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hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets
[hə′red·ə‚ter·ē ¦hī·pō‚fäs·fə¦tē·mik ′rik·əts] (medicine)
Sex-linked syndrome involving defective bone growth and decreased concentrations of phosphates in the serum.
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