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Deficiency disease pathology associated with rickets:

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Answer: A. Knowck Knee

Explanation

Rickets is a nutritional deficiency disease that weakens bones and causes skeletal deformities. One common structural consequence of this condition is the development of knock-knees. Weakened mineralized bones bend under body weight during childhood growth and development. Rickets is primarily caused by a severe lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. Vitamin D is essential for the body to absorb dietary calcium from the digestive tract. Sunlight exposure stimulates natural vitamin D synthesis in human skin to support bone health.

Fortifying foods with vitamin D has significantly reduced the global incidence of childhood rickets. Pediatricians monitor bone development to catch early signs of nutritional deficiencies in infants. Corrective bracing or surgery may be required for severe skeletal deformities caused by rickets. Odema refers to swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in body tissues. Abrasion is a minor superficial scrape or scratch on the outer layer of skin. Oegion chest is not a recognized medical term related to skeletal deficiency pathologies.

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