Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints, especially of the knee.
[CHONDRO– + Greek malakiā, softness (from malakos, soft).]
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Sports Science and Medicine:
chondromalacia
Softening, roughening or other damage to articular cartilage (e.g. chondromalacia patellae).
Medical Dictionary:
chon·dro·ma·la·cia
(kŏn'drō-mə-lā'shə)n.
Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage of the joints, especially of the knee.
Veterinary Dictionary:
chondromalacia
Abnormal softening of cartilage.
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