osteochondritis

[ os-tee-oh-kon-drahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of bone and cartilage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteochondritis¹

osteo- + chondr- + -itis

Example Sentences

After a basketball tournament, he felt pain in the knee, and an MRI exam showed he had a joint condition called osteochondritis dissecans.

From Washington Post

An MRI showed darkness, and Seyda was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans.

From Washington Times

When Justify was a yearling, X-rays revealed he had osteochondritis dissecans in the stifle joint, meaning the bone did not develop properly.

From New York Times

He has aspirations of gaining a college scholarship for swimming and said he is glad osteochondritis dissecans hasn’t taken those opportunities away from him.

From Washington Times

My knees went bad as a teenager because of OCD — not obsessive-compulsive disorder, but a rare condition known as osteochondritis dissecans.

From Washington Post