See rickety on Wiktionary
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"(pathology) Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic."
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"roman": "gōulóubìngde",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "佝偻病的"
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "riisitautinen"
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
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"word": "rachitisch"
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "angolkóros"
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
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"_dis1": "11 5 84",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "raquítico"
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"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "рахитичный"
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"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rachitico"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "raquítico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raxitičnyj",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "рахитичный"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn",
"sense": "affected with rickets",
"word": "เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน"
}
],
"word": "rickety"
}
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