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chondro-
combining_form
- indicating cartilage
chondroma
- grain or granular
chondrule
Word History and Origins
Origin of chondro-1
Example Sentences
The softer medullary forms are composed almost exclusively of cells; while the harder forms—such as the fibro-, chondro-, and osteo-sarcoma—are provided with an abundant stroma and are relatively poor in cells.
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Words That Use Chondro-
What does chondro- mean?
Chondro- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “cartilage” or “grain.” In medical terms, the form indicates “cartilage” and in scientific terms, it refers to “grain” or “granular.”
Chondro- ultimately comes from the Greek chóndros, meaning “cartilage” or “grain.”
Closely related to chondro- are the combining forms chondrio- and chondr-, which can also indicate “cartilage” or “grain” in medical and scientific terms.
Examples of chondro-
One example of a medical term that features the combining form chondro- is chondrotomy, meaning “the surgical division of a cartilage.”
The first part of the word, chondro-, means “cartilage.” The second combining form –tomy means “cutting, incision.” Chondrotomy has a literal sense of “cutting cartilage.”
What are some words that use the combining form chondro-?
- chondroblast
- chondrocyte
- chondroectodermal dysplasia
- chondrodystrophy
- chondrogenesis
- chondrolysis
- chondromalacia
- chondromere
- chondropathy
- chondrophyte
- chondroplast
- chondroporosis
- chondrosarcoma
- chondroskeleton
What are some other forms that chondro- may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form -cyte means “cell.” With this in mind, what type of cell is a chondrocyte?
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