chondrocyte
English
Etymology
From chondro- + -cyte.
Noun
chondrocyte (plural chondrocytes)
- A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- 1888, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger:
- The pinnacocytes of the outer surface and the adjacent chondrocytes contain pigment granules.
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Derived terms
- chondrocytic
- fibrochondrocyte
- prechondrocyte
Translations
cell
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