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chordoma

chordoma noun: a slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

Noun

chordoma (plural chordomas or chordomata)

  1. A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
    • The tumors, known as chordomas, eat bone and tissue and have done irreparable damage to her spine. Ms. Haigh, who has a 3-year-old daughter, cannot work while she is undergoing treatment.2009 February 16, Cara Buckley, “Turning the Male Perm Into a Very Good Hair Day”, in New York Times

Forms of chordoma

pluralchordomas
pluralchordomata

Origin of chordoma

From chord + -oma.

Questions about chordoma

What does chordoma mean?
Chordoma means a slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
What part of speech is chordoma?
Chordoma is a noun.
What is the plural of chordoma?
The plural of chordoma is chordomas.

Words near chordoma in the dictionary

  1. chordoblast
  2. chordoblasts
  3. chordodid
  4. chordoepithelioma
  5. chordoid
  6. chordoma
  7. chordomas
  8. chordomata
  9. chordomesoblast
  10. chordomesoblastic
  11. chordomesoblasts

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