chondroma

[ kon-droh-muh ]

/ kɒnˈdroʊ mə /

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noun, plural chon·dro·mas, chon·dro·ma·ta

[kon-droh-muh-tuh]. /kɒnˈdroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.

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Origin of chondroma

chondr- + -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM chondroma

chon·dro·ma·tous, adjective

Words nearby chondroma

chondrogenesis, chondroid, chondroid tissue, chondroitin sulfate, chondrolysis, chondroma, chondromalacia, chondromatosis, chondromatous, chondromere, chondromyxoid fibroma

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How to use chondroma in a sentence

All intermediate forms between the innocent chondroma and the malignant chondro-sarcoma are met with.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Chondroma may occur in a multiple form, especially in relation to the phalanges and metacarpal bones.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The spongy or cancellous osteoma is really an ossified chondroma, and is met with at the ends of the long bones (Fig. 52).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The myeloma is also to be diagnosed from chondroma, from sarcoma, and from osteomyelitis fibrosa cystica.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

The non-malignant forms—osteoma, chondroma, and fibroma—are rare.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for chondroma

chondroma

/ (kɒnˈdrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a benign cartilaginous growth or neoplasm

Derived forms of chondroma

chondromatous, adjective

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Medical definitions for chondroma

chondroma

[ kŏn-drō′mə ]

n. pl. chon•dro•mas

A benign neoplasm derived from mesodermal cells that form cartilage.