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chondro-

combining_form

  1. indicating cartilage

    chondroma

  2. grain or granular

    chondrule

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chondro-1

from Greek khondros grain, cartilage
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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-?

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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