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chondrocyte

chondrocyte

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A cell in cartilage that makes and keeps the soft tissue in joints
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒndrəˌsaɪt/
  • Specialized
: condrocito
  • Using the non-liposomal lipid formulation FuGENE 6, engineered cartilage with chondrocytes overexpressing a human IGF-I gene was constructed.
  • autologous chondrocyte
  • chondrocyte implantation

Examples

  • The chondrocytes are isolated and grown in tissue culture to allow them to multiply for several weeks.

    Academic text (2005)
  • In addition, miR-199a-3p has also been reported to target COX-2 in human chondrocytes (Akhtar and Haqqi 2012).

    Academic text (2014)
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

    Academic text (2005)
  • The chondrocyte-containing solution is then injected into the scaled pouch (Figures 5A and B).

    Academic text (2005)
  • An arthrotomy has been performed to expose the focal chondral defect on the trochlea prior to autologous chondrocyte implantation.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Histopathologic analysis of the grade I chondrosarcoma demonstrates a clustering arrangement of the chondrocytes, hypercellularity, hyperchromasia, and mild pleomorphism.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Osteochondral autografts and autografts, in addition to autologous chondrocyte implantation, are restorative techniques aimed at recreating a more normal articular surface.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Restorative procedures, such as osteochondral autographs or allografts and autologous chondrocyte implantation, have been developed to recreate the normal articular cartilage surface.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Chondrocytes produce the cartilaginous matrix that helps maintain the structure of connective tissue.

  • The researchers studied how chondrocytes respond to different conditions in the laboratory.

Surface Forms

chondrocyte singular
chondrocytes plural

Morphology

chondrocyte = cell (opaque) = chondro + cyte

Built from specialized combining forms meaning 'cartilage' + 'cell'; the medical prefix 'chondro-' is unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the composition is not obvious.

Etymology

The word chondrocyte comes from Greek parts chondr- meaning 'cartilage' and -cyte meaning 'cell'. So a chondrocyte is literally a 'cartilage cell' that makes and keeps the cartilage in your joints healthy.