SINCE 1828
osteochondroma
noun
os·teo·chon·dro·ma
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plural osteochondromas
also osteochondromata\ -mət-ə
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Medical Definition of osteochondroma
: a benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage and usually occurring near the end of a long bone
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