释义 |
rickets/ˈrikits/n. (treated as sing. or pl. 看作单数或复数) a disease of children with softening of the bones (esp. the spine) and bow-legs, caused by a deficiency of vitamin D 软骨病,佝偻病(一种由于缺乏维生素 D 而造成的儿童病,患者骨质软,并有罗圈腿) [17th c.: origin uncertain, but associated by medical writers with Greek rhakhitis RACHITIS] |