osteochondrodystrophy
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(ŏs″tē-ō-kŏn″drō-dĭs′trō-fē)

[″ + ″ + dys, bad, + trephein, to nourish]
A disorder of skeletal growth resulting from bone and cartilage malformation. The condition produces a form of dwarfism.
SYN: SEE: Morquio's syndrome
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(ŏs″tē-ō-kŏn″drō-dĭs′trō-fē)

[″ + ″ + dys, bad, + trephein, to nourish]
A disorder of skeletal growth resulting from bone and cartilage malformation. The condition produces a form of dwarfism.
SYN: SEE: Morquio's syndrome
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