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chondromatosis
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chondromatosis /chon·dro·ma·to·sis/ (-mah-to´sis) formation of multiple chondromas.
synovial chondromatosis  a rare condition in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membrane of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae, sometimes being detached and producing a number of loose bodies.

chon·dro·ma·to·sis (kndr-m-tss)
n.
The presence of multiple chondromas.

chondromatosis
[kon′drōmətō′sis]
a condition characterized by the presence of many cartilaginous tumors. A kind of chondromatosis is synovial chondroma.

chondromatosis [kon″dro-mah-to´sis]
formation of multiple chondromas.
synovial chondromatosis a rare condition in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membrane of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae, sometimes becoming detached and producing a number of loose bodies.

chondromatosis
formation of multiple chondromas.

synovial chondromatosis
a rare condition in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membrane of joints, tendon sheaths or bursae, sometimes becoming detached and producing a number of loose bodies.


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Abstract Synovial chondromatosis is a rare pathology of unknown etiology characterized by multinodular cartilaginous proliferation in the synovium.
This distinction is important, as PVNS can be associated with synovial chondromatosis, (11) the latter apparently being a metaplastic response to chronic injury.
 
 
 
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