osteochondrophyte

noun

a tumor composed of bone and cartilage

OriginFrench ostéo-chondrophyte →
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Meanings

nounosteochondrophyte (plural osteochondrophytes)

plural osteochondrophytes

  1. biologya tumor composed of bone and cartilage

Origin

  1. Frenchostéo-chondrophyte
  2. Englishosteochondrophyte

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

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osteochondrophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrophyte

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“osteochondrophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteochondrophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteochondrophyte.

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