Home › Words › P › polychondritispolychondritispolychondritis means A medical condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, polychondritis ranks #13,000 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom poly- + chondritis.nounA medical condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).