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osteochondrosis

/ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/

osteochondrosis noun: a family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.

Noun

osteochondrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteochondroses)

  1. A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.

osteochondrosis meaning in Tamil

osteochondrosis in Tamil

எலும்பு மற்றும் குருத்தெலும்பு பாதிப்பு

Forms of osteochondrosis

pluralosteochondroses

Origin of osteochondrosis

From osteo- + chondrosis. By surface analysis, osteo- + chondr- + -osis.

Questions about osteochondrosis

What does osteochondrosis mean?
Osteochondrosis means a family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.
What is osteochondrosis in Tamil?
Osteochondrosis in Tamil is எலும்பு மற்றும் குருத்தெலும்பு பாதிப்பு. See Osteochondrosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is pronounced /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/.
What is the plural of osteochondrosis?
The plural of osteochondrosis is osteochondroses.

Words near osteochondrosis in the dictionary

  1. osteochondroprogenitor
  2. osteochondroprogenitors
  3. osteochondrosarcoma
  4. osteochondrosarcomas
  5. osteochondroses
  6. osteochondrosis
  7. osteochondrotic
  8. osteochondrous
  9. osteochrome
  10. osteochrondral
  11. osteoclacin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: osteochondrosis (page history and authors); osteochondrosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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