osteochondroma /os·teo·chon·dro·ma/ (-kon-dro´mah) a benign bone tumor consisting of projecting adult bone capped by cartilage projecting from the lateral contours of endochondral bones.
osteochondroma
os·te·o·chon·dro·ma ( s t - -kn-dr m )n. A benign cartilaginous neoplasm that consists of a pedicle of normal bone covered with a rim of proliferating cartilage cells. |
osteochondroma
[os′tē·ōkondrō′mə]
Etymology: Gk, osteon + chondros, cartilage, oma, tumor
a benign tumor composed of bone and cartilage. The onset is usually in childhood. It affects more males than females.
osteochondroma
a benign bone tumor consisting of projecting adult bone capped by cartilage which is proliferating and undergoing endochondral ossification; cartilaginous exostosis.
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