Disease or Syndrome
chondromalacia
[ kon-droh-muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh ]
Definitions related to chondromalacia:
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A painful condition caused by irritation to or wearing away of the cartilage on the underside of the knee cap; known as runner's knee.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Softening and degeneration of the CARTILAGE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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