CHONDRO-

Meaning of CHONDRO- in English

[ 'kɒndrə(ʊ) ]

■ combining form relating to cartilage: chondrocyte.

Origin

from Gk khondros 'grain or cartilage'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHONDRO — n cartilage
Interlingua English vocab
CHONDRO- — in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |kändrō or -rə — see chondr-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDRO- — () A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower …
Английский словарь Webster
CHONDRO- — A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHONDRO- — var. of chondrio-: chondrosarcoma.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHONDRO- — a combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates …
Webster English vocab
CHONDROSTERNAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chondro- + adjective Etymology: chondr- + sternal : of or relating to the costal cartilages and sternum
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDROSARCOMA — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chondro- + noun ( plural chondrosarcomas also chondrosarcomata ) Etymology: New Latin, from chondr- + sarcoma : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDROPHORE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chondro- +ˌfō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: chondr- + -phore : a cavity or process that supports the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDROMUCOID — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chondro- + noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chondr- + mucoid; originally formed as German chondromukoid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDROGLOSSUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chondro- +ˈgläsəs noun ( plural chon·droglos·si -äˌsī, -(ˌ)sē) Etymology: New Latin, from chondr- + -glossus (from Greek glōssa …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDR- — combining form or chondri- or chondro- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chondr-, chondro-, from chondros grain, cartilage — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDROMALACIA — /kon'droh meuh lay"sheuh, -shee euh, -see euh/ , n. Pathol. degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHONDROCRANIUM — /kon'droh kray"nee euhm/ n. , pl. chondrocraniums, chondrocrania /-nee euh/ . a braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHONDRIO- — a combining form meaning "cartilage," used in the formation of compound words: chondriosome. Also, chondr-, chondro- . [ chondríon, dim. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACHONDROPLASIA — — achondroplastic /ay kon'dreuh plas"tik/ , adj. /ay kon'dreuh play"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/ , n. Pathol. defective conversion of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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