Diseases

Cartilage Diseases

Pathological processes involving the chondral tissue (CARTILAGE).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological processes involving the chondral tissue (CARTILAGE).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Cartilage Disease
  • Chondromalacia
  • Chondromalacias

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general; inflammatory disease (chondritis) is likely to be OSTEOCHONDRITIS

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Cartilage (1966-1967)
  • Cartilage, Articular (1966-1967)
  • Osteochondritis (1966-1967)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.182w
  2. C17.300w.182w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cartilage Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002357. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002357
  2. Cartilage Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondropathy
  3. Cartilage Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q851693