ecchondroma /ec·chon·dro·ma/ (ek″on-dro´mah) pl. ecchondromas, ecchondro´mata a hyperplastic growth of cartilaginous tissue on the surface of a cartilage or projecting under the periosteum of a bone.
ecchondroma
ec·chon·dro·ma ( k  n-dr  m)n. pl. ec·chon·dro·mas or ec·chon·dro·ma·ta (-m -t) A cartilaginous tumor arising as an overgrowth from normally situated cartilage, such as a mass protruding from the articular surface of a bone. Also called ecchondrosis. |
ecchondroma
[ek′əndrō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, ek + chondros, cartilage, oma, tumor
a benign tumor that develops on the surface of a cartilage or under the periosteum of bone. Also called ecchondrosis.
ecchondroma, ecchondrosis
a hyperplastic growth of cartilaginous tissue on the surface of a cartilage or projecting under the periosteum of a bone.
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