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rickets::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rachitis |
| Type of | avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis |
Examples of rickets
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I deadpanned he was also diagnosed with shingles and rickets before the big shot.
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Rickets continues to be reported in the United States in infants and adolescents.
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The diagnosis of rickets was easy for a defence lawyer to diagnose in retrospect.
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Lower mineral levels in the bones are associated with diseases such as rickets.
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Asthma and rickets are common problems children acquire when born into poverty.
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Two children, one age two and the other age five, presented with classic rickets.
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There's been a rise in the number of cases of children suffering from rickets.
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A lack of Vitamin D can cause bones to soften, potentially leading to rickets.
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The therapy was a cure for infectious diseases such as lupus vulgaris and rickets.
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- Childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
- Rickets is a softening of bones in children potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Rickets is among the most frequent childhood diseases in many developing countries. ...
- A bone softening and deforming disease, particularly in children, that causes bowed legs, knock-knees, or other deformities of the skeleton.
- A deficiency disease resulting from a lack of vitamin D or calcium and from insufficient exposure to sunlight, characterized by defective bone growth. Also called Rachitis.
- A condition affecting that development of bone either due to a deficiency of vitamin D or a genetic defect leads to the inability to utilize vitamin D. In both cases, the condition can be treated
- A disease caused by either 1) vitamin D deficiency or 2) renal disease leading to inadequate mineralization of bones the child. [See: Fluoride & Rickets ]
- Aka osteomalacia. Insufficient mineralization of bones, usually caused by low vitamin D levels.
- Disorder caused by vitamin D deficiency, marked by soft and misshapen bones and organ swelling
- A vitamin D deficiency disease characterized by overproduction and deficient calcification of osteoid (bony) tissue, with associated skeletal deformities, enlargement of the liver and spleen, profuse sweating, and general tenderness of the body when touched.
