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  2. Osteochondroma - Wikipedia

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    The cartilage cap is covered by fibrous perichondrium and continues with the periosteum of the underlying bone. The cartilage cap is less than 2 cm thick and the thickness decreases with age. A cap more than 2 cm thick, indicates malignant transformation of a tumor. The cartilage cap merges with the epiphyseal area of the long bones called ...

  3. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Thyroidectomy is the removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils. Trabeculectomy is the removal of part of the eye's trabecular meshwork as a treatment for glaucoma. Tumorectomy is the surgical removal of a tumor. Turbinectomy is the removal of the turbinate bones in the nasal passage.

  4. Cricoidectomy - Wikipedia

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    A cricoidectomy is the surgical excision of the cricoid cartilage.The excision can often be performed under local anaesthetic and can either be partial or total. The procedure may be necessary as a treatment of pulmonary aspiration, to prevent progression to aspiration pneumonia.

  5. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    cartilage, gristle, granule, granular Greek χονδρός (grc) chondrocalcinosis: chrom(ato)-color Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) hemochromatosis-cidal, -cide: killing, destroying Latin -cīda, cutter, killer bacteriocidal, suicide, suicidal cili-of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids Latin cilium, eyelash; eyelid ciliary: circum-

  6. Cartilage - Wikipedia

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    Hyaline cartilage has fewer cells than elastic cartilage; there is more intercellular space. Hyaline cartilage is found in the nose, ears, trachea, parts of the larynx, and smaller respiratory tubes. Fibrous cartilage has the fewest cells so it has the most intercellular space. Fibrous cartilage is found in the spine and the menisci.

  7. Articular cartilage repair - Wikipedia

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    Rehabilitation following any articular cartilage repair procedure is paramount for the success of any articular cartilage resurfacing technique. The rehabilitation is often long and demanding. The main reason is that it takes a long time for the cartilage cells to adapt and mature into repair tissue. Cartilage is a slow adapting substance.

  8. Enchondroma - Wikipedia

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    Enchondroma is a type of benign bone tumor that originates from cartilage. The exact etiology of it is not known. An enchondroma most often affects the cartilage that lines the inside of the bones. The bones most often involved with this benign tumor are the miniature long bones of the hands and feet.

  9. Anatomical terms of bone - Wikipedia

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    The end regions of a long bone; regions of secondary ossification. epi-+ physis, "on top of the growth part" physis (epiphyseal plate) Also known as the growth plate. In a long bone it is a thin disc of hyaline cartilage that is positioned transversely between the epiphysis and metaphysis. In the long bones of humans, the epiphyseal plate ...