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myxochondroma

myxochondroma noun: an unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.

Noun

myxochondroma (plural myxochondromas or myxochondromata)

  1. An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
    • Microscopically the tumour is a myxochondroma, with mucoid degeneration affecting the cartilage cells.1929, CP Wakeley, “Specimen of myxochondroma of the base of the skull, causing pressure on the brain”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, volume 22, number 5, →PMID, →PMCID, page 703

Forms of myxochondroma

pluralmyxochondromas
pluralmyxochondromata

Origin of myxochondroma

From myxo- + chondroma or myxo- + chondro- + -oma.

Words formed from myxochondroma

Questions about myxochondroma

What does myxochondroma mean?
Myxochondroma means an unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
What part of speech is myxochondroma?
Myxochondroma is a noun.
What is the plural of myxochondroma?
The plural of myxochondroma is myxochondromas.

Words near myxochondroma in the dictionary

  1. myxocarpy
  2. myxoccocal
  3. myxochondroepithelioma
  4. myxochondroepitheliomas
  5. myxochondroid
  6. myxochondroma
  7. myxochondromas
  8. myxochondromata
  9. myxochondromatous
  10. myxochromide
  11. myxochromides

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