| chondroid | 1. Resembling cartilage. Synonym: cartilaginoid. 2. Uncharacteristically developed cartilage, primarily cellular with a basophilic matrix and thin or nonexistent capsules. Origin: chondro-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chondroid syringoma | <tumour> A benign tumour of sweat glands with a mucoid stroma showing cartilaginous metaplasia. Synonym: mixed tumour of skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondroid tissue | In an adult, tissue resembling cartilage. In an embryo, an early stage in cartilage formation. Synonym: fibrohyaline tissue, pseudocartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |