chondro-osteodystrophy

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English

Alternative forms

chondro-osteo-dystrophy

Etymology

From 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.

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