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ecchondroma

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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.
ec·chon·dro·ma (kn-drm)
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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