Definitions
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- noun A medical condition characterized by
inflammation anddeterioration ofcartilage .
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Examples
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Gentry, 39, suffers from an auto immune condition known as "relapsing polychondritis" that causes her body to attack its own cartilage and other formations, including her teeth.
David Wallechinsky: America's Meanest Insurance Company 2009
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When she was 24, Ms. March received the diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis, and it has shadowed her life.
NYT > Home Page By STEVE KENNY 2011
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Vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disorders polychondritis, Behce'ts disease, and other connective tissue disorders.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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