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Notochord vs Chordoma - What's the difference?

notochord | chordoma |

As nouns the difference between notochord and chordoma

is that notochord is a flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine while chordoma is (pathology) a slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

notochord

English

(wikipedia notochord)

Noun

(notochords)
  • A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine
  • A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops

    • chordoma

    English

    (wikipedia chordoma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 16, author=Cara Buckley, title=Turning the Male Perm Into a Very Good Hair Day, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}