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rachitis

[ ruh-kahy-tis ]
/ rəˈkaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.

rickets.

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Origin of rachitis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rachitis

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

Words nearby rachitis

rachiotomy, rachis, rachischisis, rachitic pelvis, rachitic rosary, rachitis, rachitogenic, Rachmaninoff, Rachmanism, racial, racialism
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British Dictionary definitions for rachitis

rachitis
/ (rəˈkaɪtɪs) /

noun

pathol another name for rickets

Derived forms of rachitis

rachitic (rəˈkɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for rachitis

C18: New Latin, from Greek rhakitis; see rachis
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Medical definitions for rachitis

rachitis
[ rə-kī′tĭs ]

n.

rickets

Other words from rachitis

ra•chit′ic (-kĭt′ĭk) adj.
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