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osteochondroma

osteochondroma noun: a benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.

Noun

osteochondroma (plural osteochondromas or osteochondromata)

  1. A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage

Forms of osteochondroma

pluralosteochondromas
pluralosteochondromata

Origin of osteochondroma

From osteo- + chondroma.

Questions about osteochondroma

What does osteochondroma mean?
Osteochondroma means a benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
What part of speech is osteochondroma?
Osteochondroma is a noun.
What is the plural of osteochondroma?
The plural of osteochondroma is osteochondromas.

Words near osteochondroma in the dictionary

  1. osteochondrodysplasia
  2. osteochondrodysplasias
  3. osteochondrodysplasic
  4. osteochondrogenesis
  5. osteochondrogenic
  6. osteochondroma
  7. osteochondromal
  8. osteochondromas
  9. osteochondromata
  10. osteochondromatosis
  11. osteochondromatous

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