רככת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־כ־ך (r-k-k)

From רַךְ (rákh, “soft”); a calque of Ancient Greek μαλακία (malakía).

Noun

רַכֶּכֶת • (rakékhet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. (pathology) rickets (a disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones)