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rickets
This term refers specifically to a pediatric condition. While the adult equivalent of bone softening is known as osteomalacia, "rickets" is used exclusively when the pathology occurs during the growth phase of childhood, affecting the epiphyseal plates of the bones.
Grammatically, the word ends in "s" but functions as a singular mass noun. It does not have a plural form because it describes a specific medical syndrome rather than a countable object. It is typically used with singular verbs, as in "rickets is caused by," rather than plural ones.
Meanings
Examples
The child was diagnosed with rickets due to a severe lack of vitamin D.
Bowed legs are a classic sign of rickets in young children.
Many children in the industrial cities of the nineteenth century suffered from rickets.
Many children in the industrial cities of the nineteenth century suffered from rickets.
Does this patient show any clinical symptoms of rickets?
I wonder if the lack of sunlight in this region contributes to cases of rickets.
The doctor explained that rickets can lead to permanent skeletal deformities if left untreated.
Cod liver oil was once widely prescribed to prevent and treat rickets.
The x ray clearly shows the bone softening characteristic of rickets.