Musculoskeletal
chondromalacia
kon-droh-muh-LAY-shee-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Softening of cartilage
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Root
chondr/o
cartilage
Suffix
-malacia
softening
Etymology
Greek: chondr/o (cartilage) + -malacia (softening)
kon-droh-muh-LAY-shee-uh
Softening of cartilage
cartilage
softening
Greek: chondr/o (cartilage) + -malacia (softening)