| CHONDRIFYING | • chondrifying v. Present participle of chondrify. • CHONDRIFY v. to convert, or be converted, into cartilage. |
| CHONDRIOSOME | • chondriosome n. Synonym of mitochondrion. • CHONDRIOSOME n. an old name for a mitochondrion, a minute body generating ATP in the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| CHONDRITISES | • CHONDRITIS n. an inflammation of cartilage. |
| CHONDROBLAST | • chondroblast n. A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes. • CHONDROBLAST n. a cell that forms cartilage. |
| CHONDROCYTES | • chondrocytes n. Plural of chondrocyte. • CHONDROCYTE n. a cartilage cell. |
| CHONDROITINS | • chondroitins n. Plural of chondroitin. • CHONDROITIN n. any of several glycosaminoglycans occurring in sulfated form in various animal tissues such as cartilage. |
| CHONDROPHORE | • chondrophore n. Any hydrozoan of the former order Chondrophora (now included in order Anthoathecata). • CHONDROPHORE n. a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish. |
| CHONDROSTIAN | • chondrostian adj. Relating to the chondrosteans. • CHONDROSTIAN n. a member of the Chondrostei, an order of bony fishes including the sturgeon and bichir. |
| ENCHONDROMAS | • enchondromas n. Plural of enchondroma. • ENCHONDROMA n. an abnormal cartilaginous growth. |
| ENDOCHONDRAL | • endochondral adj. Within cartilage. • ENDOCHONDRAL adj. relating to a type of ossification affecting cartilage. |
| HYPOCHONDRIA | • hypochondria n. (Medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. • hypochondria n. (Obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression. • hypochondria n. Plural of hypochondrium. |
| MITOCHONDRIA | • mitochondria n. Plural of mitochondrion. • mitochondria n. (Sometimes proscribed) mitochondrion. • MITOCHONDRION n. a cell structure containing enzymes that provide the cell with energy. |
| PERICHONDRAL | • perichondral adj. Surrounding cartilage. • PERICHONDRAL adj. of or like a perichondrium. |
| PERICHONDRIA | • perichondria n. Plural of perichondrium. • PERICHONDRIUM n. a fibrous membrane covering cartilage except at joints. |