osteochondrosisn.
/ˌɒstɪəʊkɒnˈdrəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌɑstioʊˌkɑnˈdroʊsəs/ Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
= osteochondritis n.
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osteitis1825
periostitis1825
spondylitis1849
osteomyelitis1865
periosteitis1884
medullitis1886
osteochondritis1890
osteoperiostitis1892
osteochondrosis1937
1937 W. P. Blount in Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. 19 3 The more inclusive term ‘osteochondrosis’ has been used by the writer.
1944 Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children 67 118/1 A roentgenogram of the hip showed the typical picture of osteochondrosis of the capital epiphysis of the femur.
1954 Acta Radiologica 116 293 (title) Observations on the differential diagnosis and sequelae of juvenile vertebral osteochondrosis.
1956 Texas State Med. Jrnl. 52 596 (title) Unusual osteochondroses presenting diagnostic difficulty.
1970 Canad. Vet. Jrnl. 11 47 (title) Osteochondrosis of the vertebrae in a dog.
1987 Horse & Hound 26 Mar. 52/2 Radiographs of their hocks and stifles had been previously assessed by an x-ray panel to eliminate those with evidence of osteochondrosis.
1995 Anthropol. Today 11 18/2 Vertebral osteochondrosis shares many of the features of neurasthenia.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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