rosary ribs
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rosary — A beadlike arrangement or structure. rachitic r. a row of beading at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages, often seen in rachitic children. SYN: beading of the ribs. * * * ro·sa·ry rōz (ə )rē n, pl ries BEADING * * * ro·sa·ry (roґz … Medical dictionary
rachitic rosary — noun Etymology: so called from its resemblance to a string of beads : beading f * * * rachitic rosary, a row of nodules resembling a string of beads which often appears on the ribs of rachitic children at the junction of the ribs with their… … Useful english dictionary
Rachitic rosary — The prominent knobs of bone at the costochondral joints of rickets patients are known as a rachitic rosary or beading of the ribs. The knobs create the appearance of large beads under the skin of the rib cage, hence the name by analogy with the… … Wikipedia
beading — 1. Numerous small rounded projections, often in a row like a string of beads. 2. The rounded elevation along the border of the tissue surface of the major connectors of a maxillary dental prosthesis. 3. Protection of the formed borders of final… … Medical dictionary
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Rickets — A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to mineralize bone. This softens bone (producing osteomalacia) and permits marked bending and distortion of bones. Up through the first… … Medical dictionary
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