Imaging & Radiology · Skeletal System · Medium
Chondroid
Meaning: Resembling cartilage; describes a lesion matrix showing ring-and-arc or popcorn calcification.
In practice: This matrix points towards a cartilage-forming tumour, whether benign or malignant.
Word parts
- chondr- means cartilage
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