Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Rickets-affected / Rickety: Describes a person, especially a child, whose bones are underdeveloped, weak, or deformed due to a deficiency of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate.
   • Stunted (in bone development): Refers to the condition of having poor skeletal growth.

2. Noun (in the compound "bệnh còi xương"):

   • Rickets: The disease itself, which is a skeletal disorder caused by a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate, leading to soft and weakened bones in children.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Đứa trẻ trông hơi còi xương. (The child looks somewhat rickety / stunted.)
  • Trẻ thiếu vitamin D dễ bị còi xương. (Children lacking vitamin D are prone to being rickets-affected.)

• Noun (in compound form):

  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán cháu bé mắc bệnh còi xương. (The doctor diagnosed the child with rickets.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in medical and general health contexts to describe a condition of malnutrition affecting bone development.
• It can be used metaphorically in casual speech to describe something that is underdeveloped or frail, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh còi xương (n): Rickets. The specific name of the disease.
• Còi cọc (adj): Stunted, puny (a more general term for underdeveloped growth, not specific to bones).

Synonyms

• Rickety (adj): Having weak or fragile bones.
• Rachitic (adj): Medical term for relating to or affected by rickets.
• Stunted (adj): Hindered from normal growth, especially in development.

Related Phrases

• Suy dinh dưỡng dẫn đến còi xương: Malnutrition leading to rickets.
  • Trẻ suy dinh dưỡng dễ dẫn đến còi xương. (Malnourished children are susceptible to developing rickets.)
• Phòng chống còi xương: To prevent rickets.
  • Tắm nắng giúp phòng chống còi xương. (Sunbathing helps prevent rickets.)

1. Rickety
   • bệnh còi xương
     Rickets