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Word | Rickets |
Marathi Meaning | मुडदूस |
childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus / 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. / a disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs., | |
Usage | ⇒ Her son was suffering with rickets ⇒ To absorb calcium, the body needs adequate vitamin D. Lack of either can cause bone diseases such as rickets in children and osteoporosis in older people. |
Synonyms | rachitis, pellagra, malnutrition, anaemia, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, goitre, greensickness, humpback, hunchback, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, night blindness, |
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