Myxochondroma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Myxochondroma is a noun meaning An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
Meaning
An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
Example Sentences
Microscopically the tumour is a myxochondroma, with mucoid degeneration affecting the cartilage cells.
Word Forms
- myxochondromas
- myxochondromata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chondromyxosarcoma, chondromyxoma, myxomatosis, chondroblastoma, chondrosis, myxosarcoma.
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