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.)

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  1. Anonymous2:14 am

    what is rickets? what can you do to prevent rickets why are rickets dangerous?

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  2. It'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.

    More info here:-

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

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