chondro-osteodystrophy

English

Alternative forms

chondro-osteo-dystrophy

Etymology

chondro- +‎ osteodystrophy

Noun

chondro-osteodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural chondro-osteodystrophies)

1. Any of several rare mucopolysaccharidoses that affect the growth and development of both cartilage and bone which can lead to truncal dwarfism, a bell-shaped chest, and dysplasia of the joints.

Hyponyms

• Hurler syndrome
• Morquio syndrome
• mucopolysaccharidosis
• pseudoachondroplasia