RICKETS


Meaning of RICKETS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrɪkɪts ]

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. [17th c.: orig. uncert., but assoc. by medical writers with Gk rhakhitis RACHITIS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.