Disease or Syndrome
osteochondrosis
[ os-tee-oh-kon-droh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases
Definitions related to osteochondrosis:
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A condition that is characterized by defective bone growth that affects the growth centers of bone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Abnormal growth ossification centers in children. Initially a degeneration/ necrosis followed by regeneration or recalcification.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Any of a group of bone disorders involving one or more ossification centers (EPIPHYSES). It is characterized by degeneration or NECROSIS followed by revascularization and reossification. Osteochondrosis often occurs in children causing varying degrees of discomfort or pain. There are many eponymic types for specific affected areas, such as tarsal navicular (Kohler disease) and tibial tuberosity (Osgood-Schlatter disease).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Osteochondroses are noninflammatory, noninfectious derangements of bony growth at various ossification centers. These derangements occur during the period of greatest developmental activity and affect the epiphyses.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Osteochondrosis is a self-limiting developmental derangement of normal bone growth, primarily involving the centers of ossification in the epiphysis. It usually begins in childhood as a degenerative or necrotic condition.WebMD, 2019
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Osteochondrosis, relatively common temporary orthopedic disorder of children in which the epiphysis (growing end) of a bone dies and then is gradually replaced over a period of years. The immediate cause of bone death is loss of blood supply, but why the latter occurs is unclear. The most common...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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