SINCE 1828
chondrosarcoma
noun
chon·dro·sar·co·ma
| \ ˌkän-drō-sär-ˈkō-mə
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plural chondrosarcomas
also chondrosarcomata\ -mət-ə
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Medical Definition of chondrosarcoma
: a sarcoma containing cartilage cells rarely arising as a primary tumor but more frequently developing as a secondary growth by malignant degeneration of a chondroma
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