osteochondrosis

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ chondrosis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/

Noun

osteochondrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteochondroses)

1. (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