Crossword clues for rachitis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rickets \Rick"ets\, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis.
Wiktionary
n. (context disease English) rickets
WordNet
n. inflammation of the vertebral column
childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus [syn: rickets]
Wikipedia
Răchitiş may refer to several villages in Romania:
- Răchitiş, a village in Ghimeș-Făget Commune, Bacău County
- Răchitiş, a village in Bilbor Commune, Harghita County
Usage examples of "rachitis".
She was never the victim of rachitis or like disease, but died of syphilis in the Colonial Hospital.
Figure 213 shows the appearance during life of a patient with the highest grade of rachitis, and it can be easily understood what a barrier to natural child-birth it would produce.
In rachitis epiphyseal swellings are seen at the wrists and ankle-joints, and in superior cases at the ends of the phalanges of the fingers and toes.