rachitis

(r3,-ki'(ke')tis) [a Greek-like form of the E. rickets.l Rickets: written also rkachiiis. r. feta'lis annul a'ris, a congenital enlargement of the epiphyses of the long bones, r. feta'lis micromel'ica, a congenital condition in which the bones are abnormally short, r. intra uteri'na r. uteri'na, r. fetal is.