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Osteochondral is the medical term for pertaining to bone and cartilage.
Chondrodysplasia is the medical term meaning abnormal cartilage development.
Chondroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of cartilage. (chondr/o meaning cartilage and -plasty meaning surgical repair).
Achondroplasia is a common cause of dwarfism. It occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 80% of cases.
Achondroplasia is the medical term meaning absence of cartilage development. Chrondr- is the combining form meaning cartilage.
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What is the medical term meaning white glossy cartilage in joints?
Hyaline Cartilage
What is the medical term meaning cartilage pain?
Chondralgia means cartilage pain.
What is the medical term meaning cartilage resembling a sword?
The medical term for cartilage resembling a sword is Xiphoid.
What is the medical term meaning process that initiates a disease?
Pathogenesis is the medical term meaning process that initiates a disease.
What is the medical term meaning dwarfism?
Achondroplasia is the medical term for dwarfism with cartilage problems.
What is the medical term meaning change from cartilage to bone?
ossification
What is the medical term meaning cartilage lid on the larynx?
epiglottis
What is the Medical term meaning malignant tumor of cartilage?
Chondrosarcomachondrosarcomachondrosarcoma
What is the medical term meaning replacement of cartilage by bone?
osteomalacia
What is the medical term meaning junction of the rib and cartilage?
The junction of the rib and cartilage is the costochondral joint.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the arytenoid cartilage?
Arytenoidectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of the arytenoid cartilage. It is sometimes used to treat paralysis of the vocal cords.
What is the medical term meaning Hansen's Disease?
Hansen's Disease is the medical term. But a more common term is Leprosy.
