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Chondro-
Chondro- Chon"dro- [Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or spelt),
cartilage.]
A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular
cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the
cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos.
Chondrodite
Chondrodite Chon"dro*dite, n. [Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or
spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)
A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color,
often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone.
ChondroganoideaChondroganoidea Chon`dro*ga*noi"de*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so
called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton. ChondrogenChondrogen Chon"dro*gen, n. [Gr. ? cartilage + -gen.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
Same as Chondrigen. Chondrogenesis
Chondrogenesis Chon`dro*gen"e*sis, n. [Gr. ? cartilage +
genesis.] (Physiol.)
The development of cartilage.
Chondroid
Chondroid Chon"droid, a. [Gr. ? cartilage + -oid.]
Resembling cartilage.
Chondrology
Chondrology Chon*drol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? cartilage + -logy: cf.
F. chondrologie.] (Anat.)
The science which treats of cartilages. --Dunglison.
ChondromaChondroma Chon*dro"ma, n.; pl. Chondromata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + -oma.]
A cartilaginous tumor or growth. ChondromataChondroma Chon*dro"ma, n.; pl. Chondromata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + -oma.]
A cartilaginous tumor or growth. Chondrometer
Chondrometer Chon*drom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or
spelt), cartilage + -meter.]
A steelyard for weighting grain.
ChondropterygiaChondropterygii Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + ?, ?, wing, fin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and
skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and
selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the
latter. [Written also Chondropterygia.] Chondropterygian
Chondropterygian Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an, a. [Cf. F.
chondropterygien.]
Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n. One of the
Chondropterygii.
ChondropterygiiChondropterygii Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
cartilage + ?, ?, wing, fin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and
skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and
selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the
latter. [Written also Chondropterygia.] Chondrostei
Chondrostei Chon*dros"te*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage +
? bone.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named
because the skeleton is cartilaginous.
Chondrotomy
Chondrotomy Chon*drot"o*my, n. [Gr. ? + ? a cutting.] (Anat.)
The dissection of cartilages.
Enchondroma
Enchondroma En`chon*dro"ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ?
cartilage + -oma.] (Med.)
A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone.
--Quain.
Fibrochondrosteal
Fibrochondrosteal Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al, a. [L. fibra a fiber
+ gr. ? cartilage + ? bone.] (Anat.)
Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous.
--St. George Mivart.
SynchondrosesSynchondrosis Syn`chon*dro"sis, n.; pl. Synchondroses. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)
An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by
cartilage. -- Syn`chon*dro"si*al, a. SynchondrosialSynchondrosis Syn`chon*dro"sis, n.; pl. Synchondroses. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)
An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by
cartilage. -- Syn`chon*dro"si*al, a. SynchondrosisSynchondrosis Syn`chon*dro"sis, n.; pl. Synchondroses. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)
An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by
cartilage. -- Syn`chon*dro"si*al, a. Synchondrotomy
Synchondrotomy Syn`chon*drot"o*my, n. [Gr. ? union by
cartilage + ? to cut.] (Surg.)
Symphyseotomy.
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