rachitis
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Etymology
Origin of rachitis
1720–30; < New Latin < Greek rhachîtis inflammation of the spine. See rachis, -itis
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The pathologists divide scoliosis into a myopathic variety, in which the trouble is a physiologic antagonism of the muscles; or osteopathic, ordinarily associated with rachitis, which latter variety is generally accountable for congenital scoliosis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In connection with rachitis and scrofula a ravenous appetite is often manifested.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Louis Dechmann
The history of rachitis, of melanosis, and of osteoporosis, as related to an abnormal frangibility of the bones, is a part of our common medical knowledge.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
They occurred in Guy's Hospital, and were published by H. G. Howse in Guy's Hospital Reports for 1879: On March 15, 1878, Jacobson performed osteotomy upon a child suffering from extreme rachitis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Figure 213 shows the appearance during life of a patient with the highest grade of rachitis, and it can be easily understood what a barrier to natural child-birth it would produce.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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