Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Arthritis > Chondrocalcinosis Terms and Definitions
Chondrocalcinosis
Medical Definition: | Presence of calcium salts, especially calcium pyrophosphate, in the cartilaginous structures of one or more joints. When accompanied by attacks of goutlike symptoms, it is called pseudogout. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Guide Notes: | a form of arthritis; note X ref: do not index under CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE unless particularly discussed |
Also Called: | Pseudogout,Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition |
Previously Indexed: | Calcinosis (1966-1971),Joint Diseases (1966-1971) |
Chondrocalcinosis Medical Definitions and Terms
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