eccentro-osteochondrodysplasia

eccentro-osteochondrodysplasia

(ĕk-sĕn″trō-ŏs″tē-ō-kŏn″drō-dĭs-plā′zhē-ă) [Gr. ekkentros, from the center, + osteon, bone, + chondros, cartilage, + dys, bad, + plassein, to form]

A pathological condition of bones caused by imperfect bone formation. Ossification occurs in several different centers instead of in one common center.

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