osteochondrosis: Meaning and Definition of

os•te•o•chon•dro•sis

Pronunciation: (os"tē-ō-kon-drō'sis), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
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