cartilage disease; rickets
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cartilage disease; chondropathy
Medical term referring to various pathological conditions affecting cartilage tissue, such as chondritis, chondroma, or degenerative cartilage disorders.
This type of cartilage disease often occurs in the knee joints.
Chondritis is one of the common cartilage diseases.
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The doctor said he suffers from a serious cartilage disease and requires surgical treatment.
noun
rickets; osteomalacia
informalColloquial term for rickets, a skeletal disorder caused by vitamin D deficiency, typically affecting children and characterized by softening and weakening of bones.
This child has rickets and needs more sun exposure to supplement calcium.
In the past, malnourished children were prone to rickets.
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This type of rickets is actually caused by vitamin D deficiency.