• n. [內科] 佝僂病

詞源不詳，原為英語方言，可能來自古英語 wrickken,扭曲，來自 PIE*wer,彎，轉，詞源同 wring,wrangle.

rickets (n.)

disease caused by vitamin D deficiency, 1630s, of uncertain origin. Originally a local name for the disease in Dorset and Somerset, England. Some derive it from a Dorset word, rucket "to breathe with difficulty," but the sense connection is difficult. The Modern Latin name for the disease, rachitis, comes from Greek rhakhis "spine" (see rachitic), but this was chosen by English physician Daniel Whistler (1619-1684) for resemblance to rickets.

1. A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

缺少維生素D的飲食可能導致軟骨病.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Richs'dog may receive the milk that a poor child needs to avoid rickets.

富人的狗可以得到窮人的孩子為了避免軟骨病而必須飲用的牛乳.

來自辭典例句

3. Rickets can cause bone pain and weakness, teeth problems and muscle loss.

佝僂病會導致骨頭疼痛疏松 、 牙齒問題和肌肉松弛.

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4. Low level levels of vitamin D can lead to rickets and osteoporosis.

低水平的維他命D能導致像軟骨病和骨質酥松癥等疾病.

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5. And it appears to do more then just protect against ( weakens ) rickets.

看來維他命D不僅僅可以防止 軟骨病.

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