myxochondroma
Etymology
From myxo- + chondroma or myxo- + chondro- + -oma.
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.“Microscopically the tumour is a myxochondroma, with mucoid degeneration affecting the cartilage cells.”