n. See rickets. [New Latin rachītis, inflammation of the spine (adopted because of its similarity in sound to RICKETS), from Late Greek rhakhītis : Greek rhakhis, spine + Greek -ītis, -itis.] ra·chitic (-kĭtĭk) adj. |
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