osteochondrosis
noun
os·teo·chon·dro·sis
-ˌkän-ˈdrō-səs
plural osteochondroses
-ˌsēz
: a disease especially of children and young animals in which an ossification center especially in the epiphyses of long bones undergoes degeneration followed by calcification
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“Osteochondrosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/osteochondrosis. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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