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 — /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/… …
enchondroma — A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found … English dictionary of cancer terms