enchondroma

[ en-kuh n-droh-muh ]
/ ˌɛn kənˈdroʊ mə /

noun, plural en·chon·dro·mas, en·chon·dro·ma·ta [en-kuh n-droh-muh-tuh] /ˌɛn kənˈdroʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

a growth of cartilage within the shaft or substance of a bone.

Origin of enchondroma

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

OTHER WORDS FROM enchondroma

en·chon·drom·a·tous [en-kuh n-drom-uh-tuh s, -droh-muh-] /ˌɛn kənˈdrɒm ə təs, -ˈdroʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby enchondroma

enchase, enchaînement, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, encina, encincture

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British Dictionary definitions for enchondroma

enchondroma
/ (ˌɛnkənˈdrəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a benign cartilaginous tumour, most commonly in the bones of the hands or feet

Derived forms of enchondroma

enchondromatous, adjective

Word Origin for enchondroma

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

Medical definitions for enchondroma

enchondroma
[ ĕn′kŏn-drō′mə ]

n.

A benign cartilaginous growth starting within the medullary cavity of a bone that formed from cartilage.

Other words from enchondroma

en′chon•dro′ma•tous (-drō′mə-təs, -drŏm′ə-) adj.