enchondroma

[ en-kuhn-droh-muh ]

noun,plural en·chon·dro·mas, en·chon·dro·ma·ta [en-kuhn-droh-muh-tuh]. /ˌɛn kənˈdroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. a growth of cartilage within the shaft or substance of a bone.

Origin of enchondroma

1
1840–50; <New Latin <Greek en-en-2 + chóndr(os) cartilage + -ōma-oma

Other words from enchondroma

  • en·chon·drom·a·tous [en-kuhn-drom-uh-tuhs, -droh-muh-], /ˌɛn kənˈdrɒm ə təs, -ˈdroʊ mə-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for enchondroma

enchondroma

/ (ˌɛnkənˈdrəʊmə) /


nounplural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
  1. pathol a benign cartilaginous tumour, most commonly in the bones of the hands or feet

Origin of enchondroma

1
C19: New Latin from Greek, from en- ² + khondros cartilage

Derived forms of enchondroma

  • enchondromatous, adjective

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