What does «condrosis» mean in Spanish?
- Formation of body cartilage; chondrogenesis.
- Damage to cartilage cells; begins with a softening of these cells (chondromalacia). With aggravation the cells separate and take on a fuzzy or mat-like shape. In advanced stages the bone underneath is exposed within the joint.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la condrosis es la etapa inicial de la osteoartritis".
"en la condrosis intervertebral los espacios intervertebrales se estrechan".
"el desgaste crónico puede producir condrosis progresiva de la rótula".
- Obsolete name for a cartilaginous tumor.
- (condrosis patelofemoral o condrosis rotuliana) It is the softening or loss of smooth cartilage, most often naturally occurring, most frequently that which covers the posterior part of the patella. Clicking and crunching of the knee joint accompanies all stages of chondrosis.