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rachitis

noun

1 rachitis

Inflammation of the vertebral column.

Roget 655: disease; illness, sickness etc. adj.; ailing &c.; all the ills that flesh is heir to" [Hamlet]; morbidity, morbosity; infirmity, ailment, indisposition; ... show more

2 rachitis

Childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus.

synonym: rickets.

Dutch: rachitis
Polish: krzywica, choroba angielska


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