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What is the definition or description of: polychondritis?
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See below: The term poly means multiple, and the term chondrites refers to an inflammation of the cartilage potion of a structure. So polychondritis refers an inflammatory condition involving the cartilage at multiple sites.
Answered 12/31/2016
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