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.
例文
1. A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets .
ビタミンDを欠いた食事は軟骨症を引き起こす可能性がある。
2.Richs 'dog may receive the milk that a poor child needs to avoid rickets .
金持ちの犬は、貧しい人の子供が軟骨症を避けるために飲まなければならない牛乳を得ることができる。
3. Rickets can cause bone pain and weakness，teeth problems and muscle loss.
ろう病は骨の痛み、歯の問題、筋肉の弛緩を引き起こす。
4.Low level levels of vitamin D can lead to rickets and osteoporosis.
低レベルのビタミンDは軟骨症や骨粗鬆症などの病気を引き起こす。
5. And it appears to do more then just protect against ( weakens ) rickets .