| Chondrus |
Irish moss, or carrageen moss (Irish carraig?, "moss of the rock") is a species of red algae (Chondrus crispus) which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America. In its fresh condition the plant is soft and cartilaginous, varying in colour from a greenish-yellow to a dark purple or purplish-brown; but when washed and sun-dried for preservation it has a yellowish translucent horn-like aspect and consistency. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrus
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| chondrin ball |
one of the ball-like masses in hyaline cartilage, consisting of cells surrounded by a capsule of basophilic matrix.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| chondroid |
tough, cartilaginous.
Ãâó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm
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| chondrocranium |
the cartilaginous brain case in bony fishes around which covering bones are laid down
Ãâó: gmbis.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossF.html
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| chondrocalcinosis |
deposits of calcium crystals in soft tissues; calcification of cartilage.
Ãâó: www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/glossary.htm
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