osteochondroma etymology

English word osteochondroma comes from English osteo- (Bone.), English chondroma ((medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells.)

Detailed word origin of osteochondroma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
osteo- English (eng) Bone.
chondroma English (eng) (medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells.
osteochondroma English (eng) (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.

Words with the same origin as osteochondroma

Descendants of osteo-
ectostosis nonosteoporotic ostealgia osteoarthropathy osteochondral osteoclast osteoconductive osteocranium osteocutaneous osteodysplasia osteodysplastic osteoid osteoinduction osteomyelitis osteonectin osteopath osteophilic osteoporosis osteoprotegerin osteoradionecrotic osteosarcoma osteosclerosis osteosynthetic osteotendinous