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osteochondritis

[ os-tee-oh-kon-drahy-tis ]

/ ˌɒs ti oʊ kɒnˈdraɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of bone and cartilage.

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Origin of osteochondritis

osteo- + chondr- + -itis

Words nearby osteochondritis

osteoarthropathy, osteoarthrosis, osteoblast, osteoblastoma, osteocartilaginous, osteochondritis, osteochondritis deformans juvenilis, osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi, osteochondritis dissecans, osteochondrodystrophy, osteochondroma

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Medical definitions for osteochondritis

osteochondritis

[ ŏs′tē-ō-kŏn-drī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of a bone along with its cartilage.

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