rachitis

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A medical term referring to a childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight, associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus, or inflammation of the vertebral column.

• 🇵🇹Termo médico que designa o raquitismo, doença infantil causada pela deficiência de vitamina D e de exposição à luz solar, que leva a distúrbios do metabolismo do cálcio e do fósforo e ao amolecimento e deformação dos ossos; também pode se referir à inflamação da coluna vertebral.

1. Rickets C1 formal medical

   A childhood disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, sunlight, or calcium, leading to soft and weak bones.

   • Rachitis is often seen in children with poor nutrition.
   • The doctor diagnosed the child with rachitis due to vitamin D deficiency.
   • Treatment for rachitis includes vitamin D supplements and increased sunlight exposure.

   🇵🇹Raquitismo

   Sinônimos: rickets

2. Inflammation of the spine C2 formal medical

   An older, less common term for inflammation of the vertebral column.

   • The patient was diagnosed with rachitis, an inflammation of the spine.
   • Rachitis of the vertebral column can cause severe back pain.
   • Historical medical texts describe rachitis as a spinal inflammation.

   🇵🇹Inflamação da coluna

   Sinônimos: spondylitis