| chondral | Synonym: cartilaginous. Origin: G. Chondros, cartilage (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chondralgia | <symptom> Pain in and around cartilage. (15 Jan 1998) |
| chondralloplasia | Occurrence of cartilage in abnormal situations in the bony skeleton. Origin: G. Chondros, cartilage, + allos, other, + plasia, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrectomy | Excision of cartilage. Origin: G. Chondros, cartilage, + ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chondrichthyes | Class of cartilaginous fishes, including the sharks, rays, and chimeras. Origin: G. Chondros, cartilage, + ichthys, a fish (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrification | Conversion into cartilage. Origin: G. Chondros, cartilage, + L. Facio, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrification centre | A site of earliest cartilage formation in the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrify | To become cartilaginous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrin | An obsolete term for a gelatin-like substance obtained from cartilage by boiling. See: collagen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrin ball | One of the globular masses formed by a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, in hyaline cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrio- | See: chondro-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondriosome | An obsolete term for mitochondrion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondritis | <pathology> Inflammation of cartilage. (27 Sep 1997) |
| chondro- | 1. <prefix> Cartilage or cartilaginous. 2. Granular or gritty substance. Origin: G. Chondrion, dim. Of chondros, groats (coarsely ground grain), grit, gristle, cartilage (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondro-2-sulfatase | <enzyme> Acts on d-glucuronate 2-sulfate units of chondroitin sulfate, heparin and heparan sulfate Registry number: EC 3.1.6.- (26 Jun 1999) |