chondro-osteodystrophy

noun

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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Meanings

nounchondro-osteodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural chondro-osteodystrophies)

plural chondro-osteodystrophies

  1. countableuncountableAny 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.

Origin

From chondro- + osteodystrophy.

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chondro-osteodystrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondro-osteodystrophy

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