rickets

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɪkəts/

Noun

rickets (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones.

Synonyms

• rachitis, rhachitis

Related terms

• ricketiness
• rickety

Translations

• French: rachitisme
• German: Rachitis, (obsolete) Rhachitis,englische Krankheit
• Portuguese: raquitismo
• Russian: рахи́т
• Spanish: raquitismo

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