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rachitis

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rachitis /rəˈkīdəs, rəˈkaɪdəs /
noun old-fashioned medical term for rickets.
– DERIVATIVES
rachitic /rəˈkidik, rəˈkɪdɪk / adjective
– ORIGIN early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek rhakhitis, from rhakhis spine.