[kon″dro-der″mah-ti´tis] an inflammatory process involving cartilage and skin; used almost exclusively to mean chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis, a condition marked by a painful nodule on the helix of the ear.
chondrodermatitis
(1) Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis. (2) Inflammation of cartilage and skin.