chondrolysis

[ kŏn-drŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The disappearance of articular cartilage as the result of lysis or dissolution of the cartilage matrix and cells.

Words nearby chondrolysis

chondrogenesis, chondroid, chondroid tissue, chondroitin, chondroitin sulfate, chondrolysis, chondroma, chondromalacia, chondromatosis, chondromatous, chondromere