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chondroma
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chondroma /chon·dro·ma/ (kon-dro´mah) pl. chondromas, chondro´mata   a benign tumor or tumor-like growth of mature hyaline cartilage. It may remain centrally within the substance of a cartilage or bone (enchondroma) or may develop on the surface (juxtacortical or periosteal c.) .
joint chondroma  a mass of cartilage in the synovial membrane of a joint.
synovial chondroma  a cartilaginous body formed in a synovial membrane.

chon·dro·ma (kn-drm)
n. pl. chon·dro·mas or chon·dro·ma·ta (-m-t)
A benign neoplasm derived from mesodermal cells that form cartilage.

chondroma (kondrō´m),
n a benign tumor of cartilage. However, many chondrosarcomas arise in preexisting chondromas.

chondroma
a tumor or tumor-like growth of cartilage cells. It may remain in the interior arising from the cartilage of the medullary cavity (true chondroma, or enchondroma), or may develop on the surface of a cartilage and project under the periosteum of a bone (ecchondroma, or ecchondrosis).

chondroma rodens
see multilobular chondroma and osteoma.

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