antirachitic
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antirachitic — [an΄tī rə kit′ik; an΄tērə kit′ik, an΄tirə kit′ik] adj. that cures or prevents rickets n. a remedy or preventive for rickets * * * an·ti·ra·chit·ic (ăn tē rə kĭtʹĭk, ăn tī ) adj. Curing or preventing rickets: antirachitic drugs. an ti·ra·chitʹic … Universalium
Antirachitic — An ti*ra*chit ic, a. (Med.) Good against the rickets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antirachitic — [an΄tī rə kit′ik; an΄tērə kit′ik, an΄tirə kit′ik] adj. that cures or prevents rickets n. a remedy or preventive for rickets … English World dictionary
antirachitic — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| adjective Etymology: anti (I) + rachitic : opposing or preventing the development of rickets an antirachitic vitamin II. noun ( s) : an antirachitic agent … Useful english dictionary
antirachitic — Promoting the cure of rickets or preventing its development ( e.g., vitamin D preparations). * * * an·ti·ra·chit·ic rə kit ik adj used or tending to prevent the development of rickets <an antirachitic vitamin> antirachitic n an antirachitic … Medical dictionary
antirachitic — adj. prevents rickets (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
antirachitic — an·ti·ra·chit·ic … English syllables
antirachitic — /æntirəˈkɪtɪk/ (say anteeruh kitik) adjective relating to the prevention or cure of rickets …
antirachitic — a. preventive of rickets, especially applied to vitamin D or food containing it … Dictionary of difficult words
Rickets — Infobox Disease Name = Rickets ICD10 = ICD10|E|55| |e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|268 Caption = A family with rickets. Paris, 1900. DiseasesDB = 9351 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2014 MedlinePlus = 000344 MeshName = Rickets MeshNumber = D012279Rickets … Wikipedia
