See Also: osteochondritis dissecans(medicine)
Osteochondritis dissecans(health)
osteochondrosis dissecans(medicine)
pneumonia dissecans(medicine)
osteochondritis(medicine)
osteochondritis deformans juvenilis(medicine)
osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi(medicine)

vitalistic (iou) and osteochondritis dissecans (medicine)


vitalistic (iou)



vitalistic adjective. M19.
[formed as VITALISM + -ISTIC.]
Of, pertaining to, involving, or denoting vitalism or a hypothetical vital principle. M19.
Pertaining to or denoting the germ theory, esp. in its relation to fermentation. Hist. L19.
Art. Pertaining to a style of modernist Art characterized by vivid or kinetic representationalism. M20.

osteochondritis dissecans (medicine)


osteochondritis dissecans


A type of osteochondritis in which articular cartilage and associated bone becomes partially or totally detached to form joint loose bodies. Affects mainly the knee, ankle, and elbow joints.