| osteochondrodysplasia | <syndrome> Also associated with flat facies, short vertebrae, hypoplastic scapula, and bowed tibia. Synonym: osteochondrodysplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| osteochondrodysplasias | Abnormal development of cartilage and bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteochondrodystrophia deformans | Term used for a group of disorders of bone and cartilage which includes Morquio syndrome and similar conditions. Synonym: osteochondrodystrophia deformans, osteochondrodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteochondrodystrophy | Term used for a group of disorders of bone and cartilage which includes Morquio syndrome and similar conditions. Synonym: osteochondrodystrophia deformans, osteochondrodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteochondrogenic cell | One of the undifferentiated cell's in the inner layer of the periosteum of an endochondrally developing bone capable of developing into an osteoblast or a chondroblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteochondroma | <oncology, tumour> A benign cartilaginous neoplasm that consists of a pedicle of normal bone with a rim of proliferative cartilage cells, often occurs near the ends of long bones, multiple osteochondromas are inherited and referred to as hereditary multiple exostoses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| osteochondromatosis | A condition marked by the presence of multiple osteochondromas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteochondrosarcoma | <tumour> Chondrosarcoma arising in bone. Sarcomas in bone containing foci of neoplastic cartilage as well as bone are classified as osteogenic sarcomas. Origin: osteo-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + sarx, flesh, + -oma, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteochondrosis | <radiology> Degeneration followed by reossification of one or more ossification centres in children, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (capital femoral epiphysis), Kohler disease (tarsal navicular), Osgood-Schlatter disease (tibial tuberosity), Scheuermann disease (vertebral ring epiphyses), Freiberg infraction (metatarsal head), Sever disease (apophysis of os calcis), osteochondritis dissecans (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteochondrosis dissecans | <radiology> Subchondral fatigue fracture commonly seen in adolescents, capitellum of elbow, knee, medial femoral condyle close to fossa intercondylaris, bilateral in 20-30%, rarely lateral, talus, mouse = osteochondrotic fragment, mouse bed = sclerosed pit in articular surface see: osteochondrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| osteochondrous | Synonym: osseocartilaginous. Origin: osteo-+ G. Chondros, cartilage (05 Mar 2000) |