Rachitis - meaning and definition. What is Rachitis
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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Rachitis (disambiguation)

Rachitis         
·noun A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or seeds.
II. Rachitis ·noun Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. ·see Rickets.
rachitis         
n.
(Med.) Rickets, inflammation of the spine.
rickets         
  • Chest X-ray showing changes consistent with rickets. These changes are usually referred to as "rosary beads" of rickets.
  • Wrist X-ray showing changes in rickets. Mainly cupping is seen here.
  • Widening of wrist
  • ''Skeleton of Infant with Rickets'', 1881
HUMAN DISEASE
Antirachitic; Avitaminosis D; Fetal rickets
['r?k?ts]
¦ noun [treated as sing. or plural] Medicine a disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by softening and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs.
Origin
C17: perh. an alt. of Gk rhakhitis (see rachitic).

Wikipedia

Rachitis

Rachitis may refer to:

  • Rickets
  • Răchitiş (disambiguation), two villages in Romania