Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: osteochondroma
  1. Benign tumour containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone
    "The child's knee pain was due to an osteochondroma"

Derived forms: osteochondromas

Type of: benign tumor [US], benign tumour [Brit, Cdn], nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor [US], nonmalignant tumour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Osteochondroma