chordoma /chor·do·ma/ (kor-do´mah) a malignant tumor arising from the embryonic remains of the notochord.
chordoma
chor·do·ma (kôr-d  m )n. A rare solitary neoplasm of skeletal tissue in adults. |
chordoma
[kôrdō′mə] pl. chordomas, chordomata,
a rare tumor that develops from the fetal notochord. It is usually located in the midline, behind the sella; it is slow growing but highly invasive.
chordoma
a malignant tumor arising from embryonic remains of the notochord.
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