a benign cartilaginous tumour, most commonly in the bones of the hands or feet
Derived forms
enchondromatous (ˌenchonˈdromatous)
adjective
Word origin
C19: New Latin from Greek, from en-2 + khondros cartilage
Examples of 'enchondromata' in a sentence
enchondromata
These exostoses are benign cartilaginous tumors (enchondromata).
Wen-Chau Chen, Chih-Hsien Chi, Chia-Chang Chuang, l-Ming Jou 2006, 'Three Novel EXT1 and EXT2 Gene Mutations in Taiwanese Patients with Multiple Exostoses',Journal of the Formosan Medical Associationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601431. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)