rickets
/ˈrɪkɪts/
noun
- A disease of children caused by a lack of vitamin D, resulting in soft, weak bones and sometimes deformities.
- Doctors today rarely see rickets because most foods are fortified with vitamin D.
- Rickets was common in the 19th century among children who lived in crowded cities with little sunlight.
- The child was diagnosed with rickets after complaining of bone pain and showing bowed legs.