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Osgood-Schlatter disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease noun: epiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee; most often seen in young adolescents.

Noun

Osgood-Schlatter disease (uncountable)

  1. epiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee; most often seen in young adolescents

Questions about Osgood-Schlatter disease

What does Osgood-Schlatter disease mean?
Osgood-Schlatter disease means epiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee; most often seen in young adolescents.
What part of speech is Osgood-Schlatter disease?
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a noun.

Words near Osgood-Schlatter disease in the dictionary

  1. OSFA
  2. OSFM
  3. OSGi
  4. Osgodby
  5. Osgood
  6. Osgood-Schlatter disease
  7. Osgood-Schlatter syndrome
  8. osh
  9. osha
  10. oshac
  11. oshaku

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