Brazilian Portugese Meaning of rickets
Raquitismo
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Definitions and Meaning of rickets in English
rickets (n)
childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
rickets (n. pl.)
A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis.
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Raquitismo
childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorusA disease which affects children,
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ricketish => doentio, ricketiness => raquitismo, ricker => Ricker, rickenbacker => Rickenbacker, rick => Rick,
