Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myxochondroma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myx-o-chon-dro-ma
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.

Example Sentences

"Microscopically the tumour is a myxochondroma, with mucoid degeneration affecting the cartilage cells."

Etymology

From myxo- + chondroma or myxo- + chondro- + -oma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myxo
Suffix: chondro-

Inflected Forms

myxochondromas (plural) myxochondromata (plural)

Derived Forms

myxochondroid myxochondromatous

Questions

What does myxochondroma mean?: An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
Where does myxochondroma come from?: From myxo- + chondroma or myxo- + chondro- + -oma.

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