| 单词 | rickets |
| 释义 | rickets (once / 17615 pages) n Rickets is a childhood disease that's caused by a lack of vitamin D. Rickets results in malformation of the bones. There are many diseases that result from poor nutrition, and rickets is one of these. If a child doesn't get enough vitamin D through food and sunlight, his bones can become curved, soft, or brittle. Someone who is bowlegged — whose legs curve out — may have had rickets as a child. Rickets is less common these days, due to better nutrition. The word rickets is thought to be a version of the Greek word for "inflammation of the spine," rhachitis. WORD FAMILYrickets USAGE EXAMPLESAlso a common disease at the time was rickets, caused by a vitamin deficiency. BBC(Nov 05, 2016) And the infant has the classic “rosary bead” rib deformities of the ancient childhood disease rickets. Washington Post(Oct 16, 2016) I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me. The Guardian(Oct 10, 2016) n childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus Syn|Hyper rachitis avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins |
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