syphilitic osteochondritis
1osteochondritis — Inflammation of a bone and its overlying articular cartilage. [osteo + G. chondros, cartilage, + itis, inflammation] o. deformans juvenilis SYN: Legg Calvé Perthes disease. o. deformans juvenilis dorsi SYN: Scheuermann disease. o. dissecans… …
2Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …
3Parrot pseudoparalysis — syphilitic pseudoparalysis apparent paralysis of one or more of the extremities of an infant owing to osteochondritis of an epiphysis in congenital syphilis …
4Vasculitis — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing a vasculitis (Churg Strauss syndrome). H E stain …
5joint disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human joints (joint). arthritis is no doubt the best known joint disease, but there are also many others. Diseases of the joints may be variously short lived or exceedingly chronic,… …
