Chondrocalcinosis
chondrocalcinosis chon·dro·cal·ci·no·sis (kŏn’drō-kāl’sə-nō’sĭs)
n.
The calcification of cartilage.
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[kon-droh-krey-nee-uh m] /ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni əm/ noun, plural chondrocraniums, chondrocrania [kon-droh-krey-nee-uh] /ˌkɒn droʊˈkreɪ ni ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification. chondrocranium chon·dro·cra·ni·um (kŏn’drō-krā’nē-əm) n. The cartilaginous parts of the developing skull.
- Chondrocyte
chondrocyte chon·dro·cyte (kŏn’drə-sīt’) n. A connective tissue cell that occupies a lacuna within the cartilage matrix. Also called cartilage cell.
- Chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia chon·dro·dys·tro·phi·a (kŏn’drō-dĭ-strō’fē-ə) n. See chondrodystrophy.
- Chondrodysplasia
chondrodysplasia chon·dro·dys·pla·sia (kŏn’drō-dĭs-plā’zhə, -zhē-ə) n. See chondrodystrophy.
- Chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy chon·dro·dys·tro·phy (kŏn’drə-dĭs’trə-fē) n. A disturbance that affects the development of the cartilage of the long bones and that especially involves the region of the epiphysial plates, resulting in arrested growth of the long bones. Also called chondrodysplasia, chondrodystrophia.