chondrocalcific arthropathy

chondrocalcific arthropathy
progressive polyarthritis with joint swelling and bony enlargement, most commonly in the small joints of the hand but also affecting other joints, characterized radiographically by narrowing of the joint space with subchondral erosions and sclerosis and frequently chondrocalcinosis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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