- rick·ets
- /ˈrıkəts/ noun [noncount]medical : a disease in children that is caused by a lack of vitamin D and that causes bones to become soft and to bend
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rick|ets — «RIHK ihts», noun. a disease of childhood, caused by lack of vitamin D, which prevents the body from using calcium; rachitis. Rickets causes softening, and sometimes bending, of the bones, and can be prevented by providing the child plenty of… … Useful english dictionary
ETS — ETS; rick·ets; … English syllables
rick — car·rick; car·rick·ma·cross; der·rick·man; gar·rick; med·rick; rick·ard·ite; rick·et·i·ly; rick·et·i·ness; rick·ets; rick·etts·emia; rick·ett·sia; rick·ett·si·a·ce·ae; rick·ett·si·al; rick·ett·si·a·les; rick·ett·si·o·sis; rick·ett·sio·stat·ic;… … English syllables
rickets — rick·ets … English syllables
rickets — rick|ets [ˈrıkıts] n [U] a disease that children get in which their bones become soft and bent, caused by a lack of ↑vitamin D … Dictionary of contemporary English
rickets — rick|ets [ rıkıts ] noun uncount a disease that mainly affects children in which their bones become soft and bend. It is caused by a lack of VITAMIN D in the food they eat or by too little exposure to sunlight … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rickets — rick•ets [[t]ˈrɪk ɪts[/t]] n. pat (used with a sing. v.) a childhood disease in which the bones soften from an inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight • Etymology: 1635–45; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
Rickets — A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the first… … Medical dictionary
rachitis — Rickets Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rickets — Rick ets, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
