raquitismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.kiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ [ha.kiˈt͡ʃiz.mu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.kiˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/ [χa.kiˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.kiˈt͡ʃiz.mo/ [ha.kiˈt͡ʃiz.mo]

  • Hyphenation: ra‧qui‧tis‧mo

Noun

raquitismo m (usually uncountable, plural raquitismos)

  1. (pathology) rickets (disorder that causes soft bones)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαχίτης (rhakhítēs) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rakiˈtismo/ [ra.kiˈt̪iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ra‧qui‧tis‧mo

Noun

raquitismo m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) rickets

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