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Enchondroma

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as chondroma.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)
  • Word Usage
    "_Lymphoma, enchondroma and osteoma_, if not too extensively involving the laryngeal walls, may be excised with basket punch forceps, but lymphoma is probably better treated by radium."
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