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Cartilage vs Chondroma - What's the difference?

cartilage | chondroma |

As nouns the difference between cartilage and chondroma

is that cartilage is a type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks while chondroma is a benign tumour formed from cartilage cells.

cartilage

English

(wikipedia cartilage)

Noun

(-)
  • (anatomy) A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.

    • Synonyms

    * gristle

    Derived terms

    * cartilaginoid * cartilaginous ----

    chondroma

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia chondroma) (en-noun)
  • (medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells

    • Derived terms

    *enchondroma *ecchondroma