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noun
The ossification of the superior part of the medial collateral ligament of the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Stieda disease, Köhler-Pellegrini-Stieda disease
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after the Italian surgeon A. Pellegrini (b. 1877) and the German surgeon A. Stieda (1869–1945) — though it had been discovered earlier.
