Interesting Word # 68 - Genuvarum
Genuvarum describes the condition of bow-leggedness.
(If you are bowlegged it means your legs bow outward at, or below the knee. The chief cause of this deformity is rickets, which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, due to a lack of sunlight or a poor diet. Researchers believe that the increased use of sunblocks and increasing levels of atmospheric pollution are responsible for a world-wide increase in cases of rickets.)
(If you are bowlegged it means your legs bow outward at, or below the knee. The chief cause of this deformity is rickets, which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, due to a lack of sunlight or a poor diet. Researchers believe that the increased use of sunblocks and increasing levels of atmospheric pollution are responsible for a world-wide increase in cases of rickets.)
what is rickets? what can you do to prevent rickets why are rickets dangerous?
ReplyDeleteIt's a disease of poverty and was a curse in the UK at one time, luckily it's a lot less prevalent. It's easily preventable with a good diet.
ReplyDeleteMore info here:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets