rachitic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rachitic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	rachitic, rickety	affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets

English > *rachitic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets.
Example	"a rachitic patient"
Synonym	rickety
Broader	ill, sick	Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
Catalan	raquític
Nouns	rachitis	childhood disease caused by deficiency / deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
Nouns	rachitis	inflammation of the vertebral column

HyperDic: rachitic