chondronecrosis en · NOUN
Etymology
From chondro- + necrosis.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Necrosis of cartilage.
We have identified Staphylococcus agnetis as significantly involved in bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) in proximal tibia and femorae, leading to lameness in broiler chickens in the wire floor system.
2015 November 26, “Genome Analysis of Staphylococcus agnetis, an Agent of Lameness in Broiler Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: