chordoma

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noun

A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

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Meanings

nounchordoma (plural chordomas or chordomata)

plural chordomas · plural chordomata

  1. medicineA slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

    The tumors, known as chordomas, eat bone and tissue and have done irreparable damage to her spine. Ms. Haigh, who has a 3-year-old daughter, cannot work while she is undergoing treatment.

    2009 February 16, Cara Buckley, “Turning the Male Perm Into a Very Good Hair Day”, in New York Times

Origin

From chord + -oma.

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APA

chordoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordoma

MLA

“chordoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chordoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordoma.

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