Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
relapsing polychondritisFunction:
noun : a connective tissue disease especially of cartilage that is characterized usually by recurrent progressivelydestructive episodes of tissue inflammation (as of the ears, nose, larynx, trachea, eyes, joints, kidney, or heart) and that is inferred to have an autoimmune etiology from its frequent associationwith autoimmune diseases (as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus)
