osteolipochondroma

osteolipochondroma

 [os″te-o-lip″o-kon-dro´mah]

osteochondroma with fatty elements.

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os·te·o·lip·o·chon·dro·ma

(os'tē-ō-lip'ō-kon-drō'mă),

A benign neoplasm of cartilaginous tissue, in which metaplasia occurs and foci of adipose cells and osseous tissue are formed.

[osteo- + G. lipos, fat, + chondros, cartilage, + -oma, tumor]

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