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osteochondritis dissecans

osteochondritis dissecans noun: a disorder of the joints in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone.

Noun

osteochondritis dissecans (uncountable)

  1. A disorder of the joints in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone.

Synonyms of osteochondritis dissecans

Origin of osteochondritis dissecans

Latin

Questions about osteochondritis dissecans

What does osteochondritis dissecans mean?
Osteochondritis dissecans means a disorder of the joints in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone.
What part of speech is osteochondritis dissecans?
Osteochondritis dissecans is a noun.

Words near osteochondritis dissecans in the dictionary

  1. osteocatabolism
  2. osteochemonecrosis
  3. osteochondral
  4. osteochondritic
  5. osteochondritis
  6. osteochondritis dissecans
  7. osteochondroblast
  8. osteochondroblastic
  9. osteochondroblasts
  10. osteochondrocytic
  11. osteochondrodysplasia

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