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Synonyms for rachitic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ruh-kahy-tis
Phonetic Transcription : rəˈkaɪ tɪs

Top 10 synonyms for rachitic
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Définition of rachitic

Origin :
  • 1797, from rachitis (1727), medical Latin, from Late Greek rhakhitis (nosos) "rachitic disease, inflammation of the spine," from Greek rhakhis "spine, ridge, rib of a leaf" (see rachio-).
  • As in rickety : adj unsound, broken-down
Example sentences :
  • He considers ringbone as articular, periarticular, rachitic and traumatic.
  • Extract from : « Lameness of the Horse » by John Victor Lacroix
  • But he suffered from hyperfecundity, and many of his intellectual children are anmic and rachitic.
  • Extract from : « Idling in Italy » by Joseph Collins
  • In the normal infant it is straight, but in the rachitic it exhibits a kyphotic deformity very soon.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The rachitic pelvis is well known to the obstetrician for the difficulties it gives rise to during parturition.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Rachitic with fear Gud's knees bent beneath him and he sank down in the blackness and shuddered in his soul.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain
  • It is almost invariably bilateral, is of rachitic origin, and is frequently associated with bow-legs (Fig. 141).
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
  • Practically the only exception is in the rachitic form of ringbone which affects young animals.
  • Extract from : « Lameness of the Horse » by John Victor Lacroix
  • Rachitic ringbone is frequently observed in some sections of the country and does not ordinarily cause much if any lameness.
  • Extract from : « Lameness of the Horse » by John Victor Lacroix
  • In young and rachitic animals outdoor exercise and a good nutritive ration for the subject are indicated.
  • Extract from : « Lameness of the Horse » by John Victor Lacroix
  • The establishment of infant asylums for rachitic children is one of the most enlightened movements of the modern school.
  • Extract from : « Pedagogical Anthropology » by Maria Montessori

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