Definition of "osteochondritis" [osteochondritis]

• Inflammation of cartilage and adjacent bone. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "O'BRIEN: They claim an MRI has shown something called osteochondritis dissecans."
• "When blood supply to the area at the end of your bone is cut off, a condition known as osteochondritis dissecans may develop."
• "A defect in the endochondral ossification process at the joint surface causes displacement of an area of abnormal cartilage as a fragment or flap (this condition is termed osteochondritis dissecans), or as a cyst that remains just beneath the surface of the joint."