rickets en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɪkɪts/
Etymology
Unknown. Originally a local name for the disease in Dorset and Somerset, England. Occasionally postulated to be derived from a Dorsetian dialectal term *rucket (“to breathe with difficulty, wheeze”), but the semantic connection is tenuous. See rachitis, but the medical name was chosen purposefully by English physician Daniel Whistler from phonetic similarity to rickets.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.
Deriveds
Relateds
ricketiness · rickety · rachitic · ricket · osteomalacia
Synonyms
Translations (73)
hu angolkór (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · cs křivice (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gd glacadh-cléibh (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · my အရိုးပျော့နာ (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ky итий (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · da rakitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · tl rakitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · th โรคกระดูกอ่อนในเด็ก (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nl rachitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · izh grььzi (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · yi ראַכיט (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ja くる病 (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · de Rachitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · sv rakit (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nl Engelse ziekte (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · de englische Krankheit (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · fr rachitisme (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · bg рахит (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · pt raquitismo (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ko 구루병 (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · sv rakitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nn rakitt (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ta என்புருக்கி நோய் (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ga raicíteas (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gl raquitismo (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ar كُسَاح (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · th โรคกระดูกอ่อน (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · tr raşitizm (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nb engelsk syke (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ro rahitism (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · cmn 佝僂病 /佝偻病 (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nn engelsk sykje (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · mg malemy taolana (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ru рахи́т (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · he רַכֶּכֶת (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ka რაქიტი (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ja 佝僂病 (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ota قربه (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · eo rakitismo (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · cy llechau (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · kn ಕುಟಿಲವಾತ (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · eo rakito (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nb engelsk sjuke (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gv çhenney (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nn engelsk sjuke (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · io rakito (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · kk мешел (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · de Rhachitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · cs rachitida (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · es raquitismo (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · pl krzywica (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · it rachitismo (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nb rakitt (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gu સુકતાન (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · br lec’h (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ast raquitismu (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · yi ענגלישע קרענק (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · da engelsk syge (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · kk рахит (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · ca raquitisme (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · el ραχίτιδα (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · hi सूखा रोग (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · mk рахитис (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · nb rakitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gl enganido (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · sk rachitída (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · mi mate kōiwi takarepa (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · or ରିକେଟ (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · id rakitis (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · gl tangaraño (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · sv engelska sjukan (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · vo ragit (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D) · fi riisitauti (disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D)
wikidata: Q183392 · wikipedia: Daniel Whistler · wikipedia: Dorset · wikipedia: Somerset