rachitis

/ruh-kahy-tis/US // rəˈkaɪ tɪs //UK // (rəˈkaɪtɪs) //

突发事件,突发疾病,疝气,突发心脏病

Definitions

n.名词 noun

The medical term rachitis was coined about 1650, with a punning allusion to Gr.
Rachitis is a constitutional disease, characterized by impaired nutrition of the bones and changes in their shape.
The commonest deformities of the thorax are those associated with rachitis.
It is also due to the changes wrought by rachitis in the pelvis.
It is in the period of rapid development that rachitis is observed.