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rachitis

[ ruh-kahy-tis ]

noun

Pathology.


rachitis

/ rəˈkɪtɪk; rəˈkaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. pathol another name for rickets
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rachitic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • °ù²¹Â·³¦³ó¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [r, uh, -, kit, -ik], adjective
  • ±è´Ç²õ³Ùr²¹Â·³¦³ó¾±³Ùi³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rachitis1

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek °ù³ó²¹³¦³óî³Ù¾±²õ inflammation of the spine. See rachis, -itis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rachitis1

C18: New Latin, from Greek rhakitis ; see rachis
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Example Sentences

It has been erroneously confounded by some writers with bronchocele and rachitis, from both of which it is totally distinct.

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He considered that the moxa must be admitted, without contradiction, to be the remedy par excellence against rachitis.

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This disease, also called "rachitis," is an inflammatory affection of young, growing bones, and mostly involves the ribs and long bones of the legs.

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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.

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Rickets or rachitis is a constitutional disease associated with disturbance of nutrition, and attended with changes in the skeleton.

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