| chondroskeleton | A skeleton formed of hyaline cartilage; e.g., that of the human embryo or of certain adult fishes such as the shark or ray. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chondrosternal | 1. Relating to a sternal cartilage. 2. Relating to the costal cartilages and the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrosternoplasty | Surgical correction of malformations of the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrotome | A very stiff scalpel-shaped knife used in cutting cartilage. Synonym: cartilage knife, ecchondrotome. Origin: chondro-+ G. Tome, cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrotomy | Division of cartilage. Origin: chondro-+ G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondrotrophic | Influencing the nutrition and thereby the development and growth of cartilage. Origin: chondro-+ G. Trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondroxiphoid | Relating to the xiphoid or ensiform cartilage. Origin: chondro-+ G. Xiphos, sword, + eidos, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondroxiphoid ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the xiphoid process to the seventh, and often to the sixth, costal cartilages. Synonym: ligamentum costoxiphoideum, chondroxiphoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |