enchondroma Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet)

WordNet

En`chon*dro"ma noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. in + cartilage + -oma.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. Quain.

Webster 1913