Osteochondrodystrophy
osteochondrodystrophy os·te·o·chon·dro·dys·tro·phy (ŏs’tē-ō-kŏn’drə-dĭs’trə-fē) or os·te·o·chon·dro·dys·tro·phi·a (-dĭs-trō’fē-ə)
n.
See chondroosteodystrophy.
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