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osteochondroma

osteochondroma

1 9.9
A non-cancer growth of bone and cartilage near the end of a bone, often in the arm or leg
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːstɪoʊˈkɒndrəmə/
  • Specialized
: osteocondroma
  • After examining the X-ray, the specialist identified a osteochondroma on the patient's femur.

Examples

  • The radiologic differential diagnosis included pigmented villonodular synovitis, synovial sarcoma, chondroma, osteochondroma, or a parotid lesion.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Although distal median nerve compression is the most common site of FLH, proximal median nerve compression of the forearm due to coexisting osteochondroma has also been reported (44).

    Academic text (2015)

  • The doctor explained that the osteochondroma was benign and would not spread to other parts of the body.

  • She was relieved to learn that the tumor was an osteochondroma and did not require immediate surgery.

Synonyms

exostosis
vsosteochondroma
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard, harmless growth on a bone that sticks out

is the specific tumor at a long bone end combining bone and cartilage

Surface Forms

osteochondroma singular
osteochondromas plural

Morphology

osteochondroma = chondroma (opaque) = osteo + chondro + oma

The term is built from specialized Greek combining forms ('osteo-' + 'chondro-' + '-oma') that are medical morphemes unfamiliar to average learners, so the formation is not transparently interpretable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Osteochondroma comes from Greek roots: osteo- 'bone', chondro- 'cartilage', and -oma 'tumor'. So an osteochondroma is a growth made of both bone and cartilage that is usually not cancer and often forms near the end of a long bone.