Musculoskeletal
osteochondritis
os-tee-oh-kon-DRY-tis
StatusNew
Definition
Inflammation of bone and cartilage
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: oste/o (bone) + chondr/o (cartilage) + -itis (inflammation)
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