enchondroma
noun
a growth of cartilage within the shaft or substance of a bone.
enchondromata
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pluralof enchondroma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Roentgenray examination may show the shadow of enchondromata or osteomata, and will also show variations in aeration should the tumor be in a bronchus.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Multiple enchondromata are most peculiar, and may attain enormous sizes.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The associated development of tracheal nodular enchondromata has been described.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Virchow has divided chondromata into two forms—those which he calls ecchondromata, which grow from cartilage, and those that grow independently from cartilage, or the enchondromata, which latter are in the great majority.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
