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osteochondrophyte

osteochondrophyte noun: a tumor composed of bone and cartilage.

Noun

osteochondrophyte (plural osteochondrophytes)

  1. a tumor composed of bone and cartilage

Forms of osteochondrophyte

pluralosteochondrophytes

Origin of osteochondrophyte

French ostéo-chondrophyte. Surface reading of osteo- (“bone”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -phyte (“growth”).

Questions about osteochondrophyte

What does osteochondrophyte mean?
Osteochondrophyte means a tumor composed of bone and cartilage.
What part of speech is osteochondrophyte?
Osteochondrophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of osteochondrophyte?
The plural of osteochondrophyte is osteochondrophytes.

Words near osteochondrophyte in the dictionary

  1. osteochondromatosis
  2. osteochondromatous
  3. osteochondropathia
  4. osteochondropathies
  5. osteochondropathy
  6. osteochondrophyte
  7. osteochondrophytes
  8. osteochondroplastic
  9. osteochondroplasties
  10. osteochondroplasty
  11. osteochondroprecursor

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