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Definitions of rachitic in various dictionaries:
adj - affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
noun - a disease resulting from vitamin D deficiency
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Of or pertaining to rachitis affected by rachitis rickety. |
1797, from rachitis (1727), medical Latin, from Late Greek rhakhitis (nosos) "brachiticb disease, inflammation of the spine," from Greek rhakhis "spine, ridge, rib of a leaf" (see rachio-). brachiticb in Medicine Expand. rachitis rachitis (r-k'ts) n. See rickets. |
of or relating to or resulting from rickets |
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Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones caused by impaired bone metabolism primarily due to inadequate levels of available phosphate, calcium, and vitamin D, or because of resorption of calcium. The impairment of bone metabolism causes inadequate bone mineralization. Osteomalacia in children is known as rickets, and because of this, use of the term "osteomalacia" is often restricted to the milder, adult form of the disease. Signs and symptoms can include diffuse body pains, muscle weakness, and fragility of the bones. In addition to low systemic levels of circulating mineral ions necessary for bone and tooth mineralization, accumulation of mineralization-inhibiting proteins and peptides (such as osteopontin and ASARM peptides) occurs in the extracellular matrix of bones and teeth, likely contributing locally to cause matrix hypomineralization (osteomalacia).The most common cause of osteomalacia is a deficiency of vitamin D, which is normally derived from sunlight exposure and, to a |