chondroma
[kon-droh-muh]
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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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The non-malignant forms—osteoma, chondroma, and fibroma—are rare.
Chondroma usually begins either on the nasal surface of the bone or in the maxillary sinus.
Chondroma may occur in a multiple form, especially in relation to the phalanges and metacarpal bones.
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The myeloma is also to be diagnosed from chondroma, from sarcoma, and from osteomyelitis fibrosa cystica.
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There is no cartilage in the kidney or parotid gland, yet a chondroma, or cartilage tumor, may develop in either.
Special Report on Diseases of CattleU.S. Department of Agriculture
chondroma
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
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chondroma
[kŏn-drō′mə]
n. pl. chon•dro•mas
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