rickettsial
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or caused by rickettsias
Rickettsiales
— Noun
– English
~ pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms
rickettsialpox
— Noun
– English
~ mild infectious rickettsial disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia transmitted to humans by the bite a mite that lives on rodents; characterized by chills and fever and headache and skin lesions that resemble chickenpox
rickettsiosis
— Noun
– English
~ infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
rickety
— Adjective
– English
~ inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
rickety
— Adjective
– English
~ affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"
rickety
— Adjective
– English
~ lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
rickey
— Noun
– English
~ a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor