rachitic beads

rachitic beads
a series of palpable or visible prominences at the points where the ribs join their cartilages; seen in certain cases of rickets.

Rachitic beads.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • 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

  • 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

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