RACHITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rachitis mean? 

• RACHITIS (noun)
  The noun RACHITIS has 2 senses:

1. inflammation of the vertebral column

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

  Familiarity information: RACHITIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RACHITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the vertebral column

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rachitis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

Derivation:

rachitic (affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

rachitis; rickets

Hypernyms ("rachitis" is a kind of...):

avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

Derivation:

rachitic (affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets)

 Context examples 

Also called infantile rickets, rachitis, and rickets.

(Juvenile rickets, NCI Dictionary)

Also called juvenile rickets, rachitis, and rickets.

(Infantile rickets, NCI Dictionary)