polychondritis


polychondritis

 [pol″e-kon-dri´tis] inflammation of many cartilages of the body.chronic atrophic polychondritis (polychondritis chro´nica atro´phicans) (relapsing polychondritis) an acquired disease of unknown origin, chiefly involving various cartilages and showing both chronicity and a tendency to recurrence; it is marked by inflammatory and degenerative lesions of various cartilaginous structures.

pol·y·chon·dri·tis

(pol'ē-kon-drī'tis), Inflammation of cartilage. [poly- + G. chondros, cartilage, + -itis, inflammation]

pol·y·chon·dri·tis

(pol'ē-kon-drī'tis) A widespread disease of cartilage. [poly- + G. chondros, cartilage, + -itis, inflammation]