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noun
A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *ghrendh-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-rósder.? Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros)der. English chondro- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English enchondroma From en- + chondro- + -oma.
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