rickets
/ˈrɪkɪts/noun
उच्चारण रिकिट्स
सूखा रोग, रिकेट्स
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noun
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[U] medical
a disease of children in which the bones become soft and do not develop correctly, often making the legs bend, caused by a lack of vitamin D
सूखा रोग, रिकेट्स
- Lack of sunlight and vitamin D can cause rickets in young children.
- Rickets was once common in crowded industrial cities.
§Grammar and usage
Rickets ends in -s but takes a singular verb, as in 'Rickets is preventable'.
Rickets के अंत में -s होने पर भी singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Rickets is preventable'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Rickets is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, which affects how the body uses calcium and phosphorus.
Rickets vitamin D की कमी से होता है, जिससे शरीर द्वारा calcium और phosphorus के उपयोग पर असर पड़ता है।
The same condition in adults is called osteomalacia.
वयस्कों में यही रोग osteomalacia कहलाता है।