antirachitic
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The British diets are all based on Mellanby's contention that the "A" vitamine is the antirachitic vitamine.
From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.
There was a narrow thorax showing the distinct beads of rickets; the upper and lower limbs were very short, but improved under antirachitic treatment.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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