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chordoma

noun

Etymology

From chord + -oma.

  1. derived from χορδή
  2. suffixed as chordoma — “chord + oma”

Definitions

  1. A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA