enchondromatosis /en·chon·dro·ma·to·sis/ (en-kon″dro-mah-to´sis) hamartomatous proliferation of cartilage cells within the metaphysis of several bones, causing thinning of the overlying cortex and distortion of the growth in length; it may undergo malignant transformation.
enchondromatosis
en·chon·dro·ma·to·sis ( n-k n dr -m -t s s, nkn-dr-)n. A congenital but nonfamilial disorder involving tubular bones, especially of the hands and feet, and characterized by a neoplasmlike proliferation of cartilage in the metaphyses that cause distorted growth in length or pathological fractures. Also called dyschondroplasia, Ollier's disease. |
enchondromatosis
[en′kəndrō′mətō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, en + chondros, cartilage, oma, tumor, osis, condition
a congenital disorder characterized by the proliferation of cartilage within the extremity of the shafts of bones, causing thinning of the cortex and distortion in length. Also called dyschondroplasia, Ollier's disease. Compare Maffucci's syndrome.
enchondromatosis
a condition in humans characterized by hamartomatous proliferation of cartilage cells within the metaphysis of several bones, causing thinning of the overlying cortex and distortion of the growth in length. Called also dyschondroplasia, Ollier's disease.
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