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RACHITIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
Example:
a rachitic patient
Synonyms:
rachitic; rickety
Classified under:
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
rachitis (childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus)
rachitis (inflammation of the vertebral column)
