ricketic, a. Med.
(rɪˈkɛtɪk)
[f. ricket n.1 + -ic.]
= rickety a. 1, 3.
| 1972 Lancet 20 May 1113/2 A biochemist friend..is campaigning for the use of ‘ricketic’ as the proper adjective for rickets. 1973 Nature 28 Sept. 180/2 Both parent compounds have long been known to possess similar anti⁓ricketic activity in man. |