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rachitis

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rachitis /rəˈkʌɪtɪs /
noun old-fashioned medical term for rickets
– DERIVATIVES
rachitic /rəˈkɪtɪk / adjective
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek rhakhitis, from rhakhis spine.