Chondromalacia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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chondromalacia patellaechondromalacia patellae

Etymology

From chondro- + malacia.

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