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to chondrify

to chondrify

9.9
To change into cartilage tissue in the body
  • verb
  • /kɒnˈdraɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
: condrificar
  • If the tissue fails to chondrify, it may result in skeletal abnormalities.

Examples

  • The cells chondrify rapidly during the early stages of limb formation.

  • As the embryo develops, tissues begin to chondrify.

  • During development, some skeletal elements chondrify before ossifying.

  • The cells will chondrify over time.

  • During development, some skeletal elements chondrify before ossifying.

  • If the tissue fails to chondrify, it may result in skeletal abnormalities.

  • The cells chondrify rapidly during the early stages of limb formation.

Surface Forms

chondrify infinitive
chondrified past
chondrified past participle
chondrifying present participle
chondrifies third person singular

Morphology

chondrify = chondr + ify

Although the suffix '-ify' is a productive verb-forming element meaning 'become/make', the root 'chondr-' is a specialized Greek combining form for 'cartilage' that is not a standalone English word, so an average B1 learner could not reliably infer the meaning from its parts.

Etymology

Chondrify comes from the Greek root chondr- meaning 'cartilage' and the ending -ify meaning 'to make', like in simplify. So, to chondrify is to turn tissue into 'cartilage' or to become cartilage.