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chondroplasty

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chondroplasty /chon·dro·plas·ty/ (-plas″te) plastic repair of cartilage.
chon·dro·plas·ty (kndr-plst)
n.
Reparative or plastic surgery of cartilage.
chondroplasty
[kon′drōplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, chondros + plassein, to mold
the surgical repair of cartilage.
chondroplasty [kon´dro-plas″te]
plastic repair of cartilage.
chondroplasty
plastic repair of cartilage.
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