osteochondrosis

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ chondrosis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/

Noun

osteochondrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteochondroses)

(pathology) 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.

Hyponyms

(pathology): Kienbock's disease, Köhler's disease, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, osteochondritis dissecans, Panner's disease, Scheuermann's disease, Sever's disease

Related terms

osteochondrous (osteocartilaginous)

Translations

family of orthopedic diseases

Chinese:
Mandarin: 骨軟骨炎／骨软骨炎 (gǔruǎngǔyán)
Czech: osteochondróza
Finnish: osteokondroosi (fi), Scheuermannin tauti (fi)
French: ostéochondrite (fr) f, ostéochondrose (fr) f
German: Osteochondrosis m
Italian: osteocondrosi (it) f
Romanian: osteocondroză f
Russian: остеохондро́з (ru) m (osteoxondróz)
Spanish: osteocondrosis f

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