enchondroma

enchondroma
a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow

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  • Enchondroma — En chon*dro ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ? cartilage + oma.] (Med.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. Quain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enchondroma — [en΄kän drō′mə] n. pl. enchondromata [en΄kän drō′mə tə] or enchondromas [ModL < Gr en, in + chondros, cartilage (see CHONDRO ) + OMA] a benign cartilaginous tumor enchondromatous [en΄kändräm′ə təs, en΄kändrō′mə təs] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Enchondroma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33380 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 9220/0 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002812An Enchondroma is a cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow. Typically, enchondroma is …   Wikipedia

  • enchondroma — enchondromatous /en keuhn drom euh teuhs, droh meuh /, adj. /en keuhn droh meuh/, n., pl. enchondromas, enchondromata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a growth of cartilage within the shaft or substance of a bone. [1840 50; < NL < Gk en EN 2 + chóndr(os)… …   Universalium

  • enchondroma — A benign cartilaginous growth starting within the medullary cavity of a bone originally formed from cartilage; enchondromas may distend the cortex, especially of small bones, and may be solitary or multiple (endochondromatosis). [Mod. L. fr. G.… …   Medical dictionary

  • enchondroma — n. cartilaginous tumor within a bone (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • enchondroma — en·chon·dro·ma …   English syllables

  • enchondroma — n.; pl. enchondromata a benign cartilaginous tumour (see chondroma) occurring within cortical bone, usually in the short tubular bones of the hands and feet. Such tumours are usually solitary and asymptomatic, but an enlarging lesion may fracture …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • enchondroma — /ɛnkənˈdroʊmə/ (say enkuhn drohmuh) noun (plural enchondromas or enchondromata /ɛnkənˈdroʊmətə/ (say enkuhn drohmuhtuh)) a tumour which consists essentially of cartilage. {en 2 + Greek chondros cartilage + oma} –enchondromatous /ɛnkənˈdrɒmətəs/… …  

  • enchondroma — A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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