ENCHONDROMA - Definition

Pronunciation:		`enkun'drowmu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)

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	See Also:	benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumout

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\En`chon*dro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ? cartilage + -oma.] (Med.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. --Quain.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	A benign (noncancerous) growth of cartilage in bones or in other areas where cartilage is not normally found.