Preferred Label : chondromatosis, synovial;
MeSH definition : Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the
synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci
can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary
calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.;
MeSH synonym : chondrometaplasias, synovial; chondromatoses, synovial; reichels syndrome; syndrome, reichel's; synovial chondromatosis; syndrome, henderson-jones; synovial chondrometaplasia; chondrometaplasia, synovial; synovial chondrometaplasias; reichel's syndrome; reichel syndrome; synovial chondromatoses; henderson-jones syndrome; henderson jones syndrome;
Related MeSH term : osteochondromatosis, synovial; Osteochondromatoses, Synovial; Synovial Osteochondromatoses; Synovial Osteochondromatosis;
MeSH annotation : non-neoplastic progressive joint metaplasia;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrometaplasia, synovial;
Origin ID : D015838;
UMLS CUI : C0008476;
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Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the
synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci
can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary
calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.
