rachitis

[ ruh-kahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. rickets.

rachitis

/ rəˈkɪtɪk; rəˈkaɪtɪs /

noun

1. pathol another name for rickets

Derived Forms

• rachitic, adjective

Other Words From

• ra·chit·ic [r, uh, -, kit, -ik], adjective
• postra·chitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rachitis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rachitis¹

C18: New Latin, from Greek rhakitis ; see rachis

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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