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Rickets

rickets
n. (treated as sing. or pl.) a disease of children with softening of the bones (esp. the spine) and bow-legs, caused by a deficiency of vitamin D. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. uncert., but assoc. by medical writers with Gk rhakhitis RACHITIS
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  noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1634 a deficiency disease that affects the young during the period of skeletal growth, is characterized especially by soft and deformed bones, and is caused by failure to assimilate and use calcium and phosphorus normally due to inadequate sunlight or vitamin D ...
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