rachitogenicadj.
/rəˌkɪtə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌrakɪtə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /rəˌkɪdəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Medicine.
Causing rickets; of or relating to the causation of rickets.
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rachitic1746
rachitogenic1927
1927 Lancet 17 Sept. 624/1 A daily dose of 1/100 mg. of the irradiated product completely protected rats on a rachitogenic diet against rickets.
1948 R. H. Follis Pathol. Nutritional Dis. 116 It [sc. the calciotraumatic line] is found in the dentine and represents the first response of the organism to the effects of the rachitogenic regimen.
1989 Acta Endocrinologica 121 520 One day-old, white Leghorn cockerels were fed a rachitogenic diet for 5 weeks.
2004 Bone 35 583 The rachitogenic action of strontium at higher dietary strontium levels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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