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Where does “osteochondroma” come from?

osteochondroma (English) comes from English chondroma, from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

osteochondroma (English): A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage

Definitions

  1. A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage

Ancestry of “osteochondroma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchondromaA benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
2Englishomagrandmother, grandma
3Tibetanའོ་མ—
4Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
5Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none
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