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rachitic

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ra·chi·tis  (r-kts)
n.
See rickets.

[New Latin rachtis, inflammation of the spine (adopted because of its similarity in sound to rickets), from Late Greek rhakhtis : Greek rhakhis, spine + Greek -tis, -itis.]

ra·chitic (-ktk) adj.
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Adj.1.rachitic - affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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rachitic [ræˈkɪtɪk] ADJraquítico
rachitic
adj (Med) → rachitisch


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