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Meaning of ENCHONDROMA

Pronunciation:  `enkun'drowmu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)
 

ENCHONDROMA is a 11 letter word that starts with E.

 

 See Also: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumout

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`chon*dro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ?
cartilage + -oma.] (Med.)
A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone.
--Quain.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found.
 

 

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