- enchondroma
- A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found.
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Enchondroma — En chon*dro ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ? cartilage + oma.] (Med.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. Quain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enchondroma — [en΄kän drō′mə] n. pl. enchondromata [en΄kän drō′mə tə] or enchondromas [ModL < Gr en, in + chondros, cartilage (see CHONDRO ) + OMA] a benign cartilaginous tumor enchondromatous [en΄kändräm′ə təs, en΄kändrō′mə təs] adj … English World dictionary
Enchondroma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33380 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 9220/0 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002812An Enchondroma is a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow. Typically, enchondroma is … Wikipedia
enchondroma — enchondromatous /en keuhn drom euh teuhs, droh meuh /, adj. /en keuhn droh meuh/, n., pl. enchondromas, enchondromata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a growth of cartilage within the shaft or substance of a bone. [1840 50; < NL < Gk en EN 2 + chóndr(os)… … Universalium
enchondroma — A benign cartilaginous growth starting within the medullary cavity of a bone originally formed from cartilage; enchondromas may distend the cortex, especially of small bones, and may be solitary or multiple (endochondromatosis). [Mod. L. fr. G.… … Medical dictionary
enchondroma — noun a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow … Wiktionary
enchondroma — n. cartilaginous tumor within a bone (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
enchondroma — en·chon·dro·ma … English syllables
enchondroma — n.; pl. enchondromata a benign cartilaginous tumour (see chondroma) occurring within cortical bone, usually in the short tubular bones of the hands and feet. Such tumours are usually solitary and asymptomatic, but an enlarging lesion may fracture … The new mediacal dictionary
enchondroma — /ɛnkənˈdroʊmə/ (say enkuhn drohmuh) noun (plural enchondromas or enchondromata /ɛnkənˈdroʊmətə/ (say enkuhn drohmuhtuh)) a tumour which consists essentially of cartilage. {en 2 + Greek chondros cartilage + oma} –enchondromatous /ɛnkənˈdrɒmətəs/… …
