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rachitisnoun(pathology) Rickets.

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rachitisnoun(pathology) Rickets.
rhachitisnoun(pathology) Alternative spelling of rachitis. [(pathology) Rickets.]
rickettsemianoun(pathology) The presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood
english diseasenounFootball (soccer) hooliganism.
rickettsiemianoun(pathology) The presence of rickettsia in the blood
osteopetroricketsnoun(pathology) osteopetrotic rickets
rickettsiosisnoun(medicine) Any severe infectious disease caused by several different bacteria of the order Rickettsiales and transmitted by parasitic arthropods.
osteomalacianoun(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets
osteogenesis imperfectanoun(pathology) A hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.
rheumatismnoun(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
cretinismnoun(medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
trichothiodystrophynounAn autosomal-recessive congenital skin disease characterized by a congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, growth and mental retardation, progeria-like facies, and brittle hair.
osteochondrodysplasianoun(pathology) Any disorder that affects the development of bone and cartilage.
kocher-debre-semelaigne syndromenounHypothyroidism in infancy or childhood characterised by lower-extremity or generalized muscular hypertrophy, myxoedema, short stature, and cretinism.
osteo-malacianounAlternative spelling of osteomalacia. [(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets]
reticulocytosisnoun(medicine) An increase in reticulocytes, commonly seen in anemia.
dysostosisnoun(medicine) A disorder of the development of bone.
dystrophic calcificationnoun(pathology) The mineralization of soft tissues occurring without a systemic mineral imbalance.
reticulocytopenianoun(medicine) An abnormal decrease of reticulocytes in the body.
brittle bone diseasenoun(pathology) Synonym of osteogenesis imperfecta.

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