medical Definition of chondrocalcinosis
plural chondrocalcinoses
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: the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in cartilage (as of joints)
- Chondrocalcinosis is the presence of linear, stippled calcification in joint cartilage. It is often found in association with pseudogout …
- —Michael H. Ellman, The New England Journal of Medicine, 1 Jan. 2009
