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rachitis

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