rachitis

rachitis meaning in Tamil

Synonyms of rachitis

• rachitism

Origin of rachitis

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin rachitis, used by the British physician Francis Glisson (1597–1677) to refer to rickets, from Koine Greek ῥαχῖτις (rhakhîtis) (in ῥαχῖτις νόσος (rhakhîtis nósos, “spinal inflammation”, literally “spinal disease”)), the feminine form of ῥαχίτης (rhakhítēs, “in or of the spine, spinal”), from Ancient Greek ῥάχῐς (rhákhĭs, “lower part of the back; (anatomy) backbone, spine”) (probably ultimately Pre-Greek) + -ῖτις (-îtis) (feminine form of -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming nouns with the sense ‘one connected to’)). By surface analysis, rach- + -itis.

Words formed from rachitis

• rachitic

Words that rhyme with rachitis

• cellulitis
• cholecystitis
• encephalomyocarditis
• labyrinthitis
• Nintendinitis
• oophoritis
• pseudofolliculitis
• urethritis

Questions about rachitis

What does rachitis mean?

Rachitis means rickets.

What is rachitis in Tamil?

Rachitis in Tamil is என்புருக்கிநோய். See Rachitis meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is rachitis?

Rachitis is a noun.

How do you pronounce rachitis?

Rachitis is pronounced /ɹəˈkaɪtɪs/ (UK).