König's disease

noun

Synonym of osteochondritis dissecans

Meanings

nounKönig's disease (uncountable)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of osteochondritis dissecans

Origin

Named after the German surgeon Franz König (1832–1910).

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