osteochondrosis
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osteochondrosis
[os″te-o-kon-dro´sis]a disease of the growth ossification centers in children, beginning as a degeneration or necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification; known by various names, depending on the bone involved.
osteochondrosis defor´mans ti´biae tibia vara.
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os·te·o·chon·dro·sis
(os'tē-ō-kon-drō'sis),Any of a group of disorders of one or more ossification centers in children, characterized by degeneration or aseptic necrosis followed by reossification; includes the various forms of epiphysial aseptic necrosis.
[osteo- + G. chondros, cartilage, + -osis, condition]
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osteochondrosis
Osgood-Schlatter disease, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
os·te·o·chon·dro·sis
(os'tē-ō-kon-drō'sis)Any of a group of disorders of one or more ossification centers in children, characterized by degeneration or aseptic necrosis followed by reossification; includes the various forms of epiphysial aseptic necrosis.
[osteo- + G. chondros, cartilage, + -osis, condition]
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osteochondrosis
See OSTEOCHONDRITIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005