Osgood-Schlatter disease

noun

epiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee; most often seen in young adolescents

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nounOsgood-Schlatter disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableepiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee; most often seen in young adolescents
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