He suffers from rickets.
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Rickets
/ˈɹɪkɪts/
Synonyms for "rickets" (33 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(2 words)
bone diseaseclinical signs
Strong matches (10)
deficiency anemiadermatitisgoitergreensicknesskeratomalaciakwashiorkorlombardy leprosymaidismmalnutrition
Noun(1 words)
Related words (16)
night blindnessosteomalaciaosteoporosispellagrapernicious anemiaprotein deficiencyrachitisscurvystrumavitamin deficiencyxerophthalmia
Noun(5 words)
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More general
9 entriesavitaminosisbone diseasebone disease formclinical manifestationsdiseasedisease formhypovitaminosismetabolic bone diseasesymptomatology
More specific
6 entriesbowed legscalcipenic ricketsfrontal bossinghypophosphatemic ricketsrachitic rosaryrenal rickets
Collocations
6 entriesbone deformitiesbowed legscalcipenic ricketsrachitic rosarysoft bonesvitamin D deficiency
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Rubella is also called 'German measles' in English, while Germans call rickets 'the English disease'.
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In order to prevent rickets the doctor prescribed insolation.
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Low levels of vitamin D can lead to problems such as rickets, a deformity mainly found in children.
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