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an·ti·ra·chit·ic -rə-'kit-ik adj used or tending to prevent the development of rickets <an \antirachitic vitamin>
antirachitic n an antirachitic agent
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an·ti·ra·chit·ic (an″te-) (an″ti-rə-kitґik) therapeutically effective against rickets.Medical dictionary. 2011.