Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium in cartilage, usually in a joint, as in osteoarthritis.
(calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease; CPPD) disease is an arthritis variant.
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chondrocalcinosis /chon·dro·cal·ci·no·sis/ (-kal″sÄ-no´sis) the presence of calcium salts, especially calcium pyrophosphate, in the cartilaginous structures ...
In chondrocalcinosis, calcium crystals (known also as CPPD or calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals) accumulate in the cartilage of joints.
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