A condition involving the development or growth of cartilage abnormally, particularly cartilage that extends outward from bone.
From Greek 'ek-' (out) + 'chondros' (cartilage) + '-osis' (condition or disease). Similar to ecchondroma but emphasizes the pathological condition itself.
While ecchondroma is the tumor itself, ecchondrosis describes the whole disease process—it's like how 'fever' (the condition) is different from 'flu' (the illness causing it).
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