Med. [mod.L., f. Gr. χόνδρ-ος cartilage + -ITIS (= Gr. -ῖτις).] Inflammation of cartilage.

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1836–9.  Todd, Cycl. Anat., II. 790/1. External signs of … chondritis.

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1877.  Burnett, Ear, 22. The … operation of piercing it [the ear] … may give rise to serious chondritis.

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