enchondromatosis
[ ĕn-kŏn′drō-mə-tō′sĭs, ĕn′kŏn-drō′- ]
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n.
A congenital but nonfamilial disorder involving tubular bones, especially of the hands and feet, and characterized by a neoplasmlike proliferation of cartilage in the metaphyses that cause distorted growth in length or pathological fractures.dyschondroplasia Ollier's disease
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Words nearby enchondromatosis
enchase, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, -enchyma, encina, encincture
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