Rickets

/ɹˈɪkɪts/

/ˈɹɪkɪts/

Rickets

a condition in children in which bones soften and become more susceptible to fractures and irregularities due to deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate

synonyms : rachitis

Examples

1. There was even one child with Rickets caused by vitamin deficiency that continued to take large amounts of straight cod liver oil over a period of 101 days.