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chondritis

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chondritis /chon·dri·tis/ (kon-dri´tis) inflammation of a cartilage.
chon·dri·tis (kn-drts)
n.
Inflammation of cartilage.
chondritis
[kondrī′tis]
any inflammatory condition affecting the cartilage.
chondritis
inflammation of a cartilage.
chondritis
Inflammation of cartilage


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1,21) Special attention should be given to covering all exposed cartilage with mucosa to prevent the formation of granulation tissue and the development of chondritis.
Acute external laryngotracheal trauma: diagnosis and management by Eliachar, Isaac / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Regardless of age, patients with relapsing polychondritis (systemic chondromalacia or polychondropathy) have at least one of eight progressively degenerative changes: (1) recurrent bilateral auricular chondritis, (2) inflammatory polyarthritis, (3) nasal chondritis, (4) ocular inflammation, (5) tracheal chondritis, (6) laryngeal chondritis, (7) cochlear damage, and (8) vestibular damage.
Relapsing polychondritis. (Pathology Clinic) by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
4%) required permanent tracheostomy because of chronic laryngeal fibrosis, edema, or chondritis.
Options for preserving the larynx in patients with advanced laryngeal ... by Wolf, Gregory T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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