Meaning & use
Rachitic
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Affected by or relating to rickets, a bone-softening disease usually caused by vitamin D deficiency.
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The doctor noted the child's rachitic, bowed legs during the examination.
Rachitic changes in the skeleton can often be seen on an X-ray.
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Derived from "rachitis," the Greek-based medical term for rickets, itself from "rhachis," meaning spine.
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