-rōsə̇s noun
( plural osteochondro·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from osteochondr- + -osis
: a disease of children in which an ossification center especially in the epiphyses of long bones undergoes degeneration followed by calcification
• os·te·o·chon·drot·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|dräd.ik adjective