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ECCHONDROMA

\ˌɛkəndɹˈə͡ʊmə], \ˌɛkəndɹˈə‍ʊmə], \ˌɛ_k_ə_n_d_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\

Definitions of ECCHONDROMA

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A tumor forming in a cartilage.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Homologous chondroma; cartilaginous tumor of a cartilage.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A cartilaginous outgrowth or hypertrophy in a region where cartilage is normally present, as distinguished from a true tumor or enchondroma, growing from tissues in which cartilage is not normally present. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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