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cartilage disorder
Broader Terms:
connective tissue disorder
Broader Terms:
skeletal disorder
Narrower Terms:
chondrodystrophy
Narrower Terms:
osteochondritis
Scope Note:
condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of cartilage, the non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of chondrocytes embedded in a matrix of type II collagen and chondroitin sulfate.
Term Number:
2715-1779
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