rachitic condition
- noun
- /ˌræˈkɪtɪk kənˈdɪʃən/
- Specialized
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condición raquítica
- The doctor diagnosed the child with a rachitic condition after seeing the bone deformities.
Examples
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Vitamin D supplements can help prevent rachitic conditions in young children.
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Children with a rachitic condition often experience bone pain.
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Many 19th-century medical texts describe various rachitic conditions associated with poor nutrition.
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The doctor diagnosed him with a rachitic condition at the appointment.
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The doctor diagnosed the child with a rachitic condition after seeing the bone deformities.
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Vitamin D supplements can help prevent rachitic conditions in young children.
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Children with a rachitic condition often experience bone pain.
Synonyms
A childhood disease where bones become soft from lack of vitamin D
A childhood disease from not enough vitamin D that makes bones soft and weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'rachitic' means characterized by weak or deformed bones and 'condition' means an illness; together they straightforwardly denote a medical disorder related to rickets. This simple adjective + noun composition is fully compositional and therefore understandable to a learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Rachitic condition comes from the old disease rickets. One popular story says 'rickets' came from a word meaning 'to twist' because children's bones often became bent. So rachitic condition means 'weak or deformed bones'.
