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Etymology

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From chondro- +‎ osseous.

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chondroosseous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to or composed of cartilage and bone.
    Synonym: osteocartilaginous
    • 2016, B.J. Manaster, “Osteochondroma”, in B.J. Manaster, editor, Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal: Non-Traumatic Disease, 2nd edition, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 250:
      Calcifications in chondroosseous portion common