osteochondrosis

[ os-tee-oh-kon-droh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteochondrosis¹

osteo- + chondr- + -osis

Example Sentences

When she was 3, Lefevre was diagnosed with osteochondrosis, a rare illness that stunts bone growth.

From Seattle Times

They explained that young athletes are more prone to certain injuries, especially stress fractures; tendinitis; a degenerative condition called osteochondrosis; and damage to the growth plates of bones that can stunt them for life.

From New York Times