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chondroma

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a common benign tumor of cartilage cells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm

History

Etymology

From chondr- + -oma.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 軟骨瘤 /软骨瘤 — benign tumour
  • Finnish: rustokasvain — benign tumour
  • Finnish: kondrooma — benign tumour
  • French: chondrome — benign tumour
  • Italian: condroma — benign tumour
  • Polish: chrzęstniak — benign tumour
  • Slovak: chondróm — benign tumour
  • Spanish: condroma — benign tumour