chondroma /chon·dro·ma/ (kon-dro´mah) pl. chondromas, chondro´mata a benign tumor or tumor-like growth of mature hyaline cartilage. It may remain centrally within the substance of a cartilage or bone (enchondroma) or may develop on the surface (juxtacortical or periosteal c.) .
chondroma
chondroma (kondrō´m
),
joint chondroma a mass of cartilage in the synovial membrane of a joint.
synovial chondroma a cartilaginous body formed in a synovial membrane.
chon·dro·ma (k n-dr  m )n. pl. chon·dro·mas or chon·dro·ma·ta (-m -t) A benign neoplasm derived from mesodermal cells that form cartilage. |
chondroma
[kondrō′mə] pl. chondromas, chondromata
a benign, fairly common tumor of cartilage cells that grows slowly within cartilage (enchondroma) or on the surface (ecchondroma). Kinds of chondromas are joint chondroma and synovial chondroma. See also ecchondroma, enchondroma. chondromatous, adj.
chondroma (kondrō´m
),n a benign tumor of cartilage. However, many chondrosarcomas arise in preexisting chondromas.
chondroma
a tumor or tumor-like growth of cartilage cells. It may remain in the interior arising from the cartilage of the medullary cavity (true chondroma, or enchondroma), or may develop on the surface of a cartilage and project under the periosteum of a bone (ecchondroma, or ecchondrosis).
chondroma rodens
see multilobular chondroma and osteoma.
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