rachitis

[ ruh-kahy-tis ]

/ rəˈkaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

Nearby words

rachiotomy, rachis, rachischisis, rachitic pelvis, rachitic rosary, rachitis, rachitogenic, rachmaninoff, rachmanism, racial, racial memory

Origin of rachitis

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

Related forms

ra·chit·ic

[ruh-kit-ik] /rəˈkɪt ɪk/, adjectivepost·ra·chit·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rachitis

In those, however, in which rachitis is really developed in the cranium a peculiar condition is found.
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Evidently, the period in which rachitis is developed exerts its influence on the teething process.
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For its therapeutic effect he tried phosphorus in 560 cases of rachitis.
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Chlorine was found to be diminished in rachitis by Baginsky.
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After the child is born the most frequent cause of rachitis is found within the diet or the digestion of the patient.
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British Dictionary definitions for rachitis

rachitis

/ (rəˈkaɪtɪs) /

noun

pathol another name for rickets

Derived Forms

rachitic (rəˈkɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for rachitis

C18: New Latin, from Greek rhakitis; see rachis

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Medicine definitions for rachitis

rachitis

[ rə-kī′tĭs ]

n.

rickets

Related forms

ra•chit′ic (-kĭt′ĭk) adj.