osteochondrophyte

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French ostéo-chondrophyte. Surface reading of osteo- (bone) +‎ chondro- (cartilage) +‎ -phyte (growth).

Noun[edit]

osteochondrophyte (plural osteochondrophytes)

  1. (biology) a tumor composed of bone and cartilage