chordomanoun
uk/kɔːˈdəʊ.mə/us/kɔːrˈdoʊ.mə/specialized[ C or U ] a rare bone cancer that grows slowly and usually develops along the spine or at the base of the skull
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- craniopharyngioma
- malignancy
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nephron-sparing surgery
- oncogene
- sarcoma
- tumour
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Problems & bones, joints & teeth
[ U ] a rare tumour of the spinal cord present at birth:
conventional/sacral chordoma
Currently, surgery and radiation are the only standard treatment options for chordoma.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
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