rachitis

American  

[ruh-kahy-tis] / rəˈkaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. rickets.

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rachitis British  

/ rəˈkɪtɪk, rəˈkaɪtɪs /

noun

1. pathol another name for rickets

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Other Word Forms

• postrachitic
  adjective
• rachitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of rachitis

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek rhachîtis inflammation of the spine. See rachis, -itis

Example Sentences

Late Rickets or Rachitis Adolescentium is met with at any age from nine to seventeen, and is generally believed to be due to a recrudescence of rickets which had been present in childhood.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Rachitis or rickets is a pathological condition in some way connected with a protracted disturbance of digestion which in turn leads to faulty calcium metabolism.

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes

Rachitis is principally lack of lime in the food, which causes parts of the bones to remain soft instead of becoming rigid.

From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis

Rachitis or rickets is not a disease of adult life, but of infancy and childhood, and never occurs after the age of puberty.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)