Meanings
nounosteochondrosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteochondroses)
plural osteochondroses
- countableuncountablemedicineA family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.
Origin
From osteo- + chondrosis. By surface analysis, osteo- + chondr- + -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 骨軟骨炎 /骨软骨炎
- 骨軟骨炎 /骨软骨炎 (gǔruǎngǔyán)family of orthopedic diseases
Czech osteochondróza
- osteochondrózafamily of orthopedic diseases
Finnish osteokondroosi, Scheuermannin tauti
- osteokondroosifamily of orthopedic diseases
- Scheuermannin tautifamily of orthopedic diseases
French ostéochondrite, ostéochondrose
- ostéochondritefamily of orthopedic diseases
- ostéochondrosefamily of orthopedic diseases
German Osteochondrosis
- Osteochondrosisfamily of orthopedic diseases
Italian osteocondrosi
- osteocondrosifamily of orthopedic diseases
Romanian osteocondroză
- osteocondrozăfamily of orthopedic diseases
Russian остеохондро́з
- остеохондро́з (osteoxondróz)family of orthopedic diseases
Spanish osteocondrosis
- osteocondrosisfamily of orthopedic diseases
Cite this entry
APA
osteochondrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrosis
MLA
“osteochondrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteochondrosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrosis.
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