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chordomas

chordomas is the plural of chordoma.

Meaning of chordoma

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

Questions about chordomas

What is chordomas the plural of?
Chordomas is the plural of chordoma.

Words near chordomas in the dictionary

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

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