chondrolysis

chon·drol·y·sis

(kon-drol'i-sis), Disappearance of articular cartilage as the result of disintegration or dissolution of the cartilage matrix and cells.

chon·drol·y·sis

(kon-drol'i-sis) Disappearance of articular cartilage as the result of disintegration or dissolution of the cartilage matrix and cells.

chondrolysis

(kŏn-drŏl′ĭ-sĭs) [″ + lysis, dissolution] The breaking down and absorption of cartilage.