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Chondromatosis, Synovial

Medical Definition: Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.
Guide Notes: non-neoplastic progressive joint metaplasia
Also Called: Osteochondromatosis, Synovial
Previously Indexed: Chondroma (1966-1989)

Chondromatosis, Synovial Medical Definitions and Terms

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