rachitic

ra·chi·tis

 (rə-kī′tĭs)

n.

See rickets.

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

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ra·chit′ic (-kĭt′ĭk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

rachitic - affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient" rickety ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

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Translations

rachitic

[ræˈkɪtɪk] ADJ → raquítico

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rachitic

adj (Med) → rachitisch

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ra·chit·ic

a. raquítico-a. rel. al raquitismo; débil, endeble.

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