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chondronecrosis

chondronecrosis noun: necrosis of cartilage.

Noun

chondronecrosis (uncountable)

  1. Necrosis of cartilage.
    • We have identified Staphylococcus agnetis as significantly involved in bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) in proximal tibia and femorae, leading to lameness in broiler chickens in the wire floor system.2015 November 26, “Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus agnetis, an Agent of Lameness in Broiler Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of chondronecrosis

From chondro- + necrosis.

Questions about chondronecrosis

What does chondronecrosis mean?
Chondronecrosis means necrosis of cartilage.
What part of speech is chondronecrosis?
Chondronecrosis is a noun.

Words near chondronecrosis in the dictionary

  1. chondromyxomas
  2. chondromyxosarcoma
  3. chondromyxosarcomas
  4. chondromyxosarcomata
  5. chondron
  6. chondronecrosis
  7. chondronectin
  8. chondrons
  9. chondroosseous
  10. chondropathic
  11. chondropathies

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