Definition of Osteochondroma

1. Noun. Benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone.


Medical Definition of Osteochondroma

1. A benign cartilaginous neoplasm that consists of a pedicle of normal bone with a rim of proliferative cartilage cells, often occurs near the ends of long bones, multiple osteochondromas are inherited and referred to as hereditary multiple exostoses. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteochondroma

osteoblasts
osteoblasts
osteocalcin
osteocarcinoma
osteocartilaginous
osteochondritis
osteochondritis deformans juvenilis
osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi
osteochondritis dissecans
osteochondrodysplasia
osteochondrodysplasias
osteochondrodystrophia deformans
osteochondrodystrophy
osteochondrogenic cell
osteochondroma (current term)
osteochondroma (current term)
osteochondromatosis
osteochondrosarcoma
osteochondrosis
osteochondrosis dissecans
osteochondrous
osteoclasis
osteoclasis
osteoclast
osteoclast
osteoclastic
osteoclastic
osteoclastoma
osteoclasts
osteoclasts

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