anti-rachitic
adjective
medicalspecialized(alsoantirachitic)uk/ˌæn.ti.rəˈkɪt.ɪk/us/ˌæn.taɪ.rəˈkɪt.ɪk/used topreventorcurerickets(= adiseasewhichchildrenwithout enoughvitaminD cansufferfrom):
Vitamin D is sometimes said to be the anti-rachiticvitamin.
Ishumanmilka morepowerfulanti-rachiticagentthan cow'smilk?
- The antirachiticactivityof theoilsfrom all of thefishwereanalyzed.
- Theinvestigationwasinterestedin the anti-rachiticpropertiesofvariousbabymilks.
- Theyfoundthatratsgiven adietdeficientin the antirachiticfactordevelopedrickets.
Problems with bones, joints & teeth
- anti-plaque
- anticaries
- arthrosis
- backache
- bruxism
- bunion
- calculus
- central giant cell granuloma
- gout
- impacted
- lumbago
- myelomeningocele
- ossification
- osteoarthritis
- osteomyelitis
- periodontitis
- post-fracture
- rickets
- RSI
- slipped disc